The contractor working on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being paid an inflated and excessive profit margin, according to federal documents obtained by The New York Times. nyti.ms/4dz0oSb
Read @briaovers.bsky.social on the local economic impact of immigration enforcement surges.
New: ‘Enough is enough’: Dali crew members who have been 'marooned' here since Key Bridge collapse ask court to return home. w/ @hayesgardner.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
NEW: Why Mayor Brandon Scott wants a do-over on his most controversial deal — the one where BGE profits from city-owned infrastructure
Great read by @emilyopilo.bsky.social (who lived this), Giacomo Bologna and @hayesgardner.bsky.social
In @thebaltimorebanner.com
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BREAKING: Annapolis has reached a tentative settlement agreement in a years-long housing discrimination lawsuit. Read more in @thebaltimorebanner.com:
"the agency’s decisions meant businesses could pocket millions they’d already agreed to refund to consumers, and avoid costly monitoring & compliance. Companies also may have escaped penalties from ongoing lawsuits that alleged billions of dollars in consumer harm" www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The companies that own and operate the container ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge are demanding that its crew members be allowed to leave after more than two years “marooned” in the...
Mayor Brandon Scott rushed through a deal with BGE in 2023 that allowed the utility company to profit from Baltimore-owned infrastructure. His administration says it wants to renegotiate.
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The city of Annapolis agreed to a $15 million settlement in two housing discrimination lawsuits.
Russell Vought has gutted the CFPB, and in dozens of cases refused to enforce settlements and pursue lawsuits to the benefit of companies like Walmart, Toyota and others.
James Dolan invited his friend Donald Trump to watch Game 3. In order to do that, they have to ban the organic, historically joyous parties happening outside MSG for fans who can't afford to be inside. Modern sports in a nutshell
This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency buff.ly/kxmgs9a
An influencer has Bill Ferguson stressing. Should he be?
Bill Ferguson, long seen as unbeatable, confronts challenger Bobby LaPin in a closely watched Baltimore Democratic primary.
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One of the most promising Baltimore nonprofits dedicated to providing affordable housing is under financial strain — and has become part of a federal investigation.
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NEHI, once a darling of Baltimore’s nonprofit world, is heading toward collapse, threatening the budding network of community land trusts.
Highlandtown’s business district was growing. Then ICE came.
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Highlandtown, a growing and increasingly Latino neighborhood in East Baltimore, has been at the center of ICE activity lately. That has business owners worried about the future.
Sports owners are using tech to build private surveillance states — while taking public money.
Which means that Knicks owner James Dolan is the future.
In a new collaboration with @wired.com, we go inside how MSG secretly watches fans, surveils kids, tracks players… youtu.be/yNZ3hJPN5Vc?...
