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McDonald's workers rally in Times Square for $15...

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Hundreds of raucous protesters, including striking Verizon employees, converged on a McDonald’s restaurant in Times Square Thursday demanding a $15-an-hour minimum wage for fast food workers.



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Baltimore's next mayor should worry less about...

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Your view of a city and its government — good or bad — sometimes comes down to the lowly pothole. The insidious hole in the asphalt does damage to your car and your soul. Face it, you curse them often as you make your way to work or home. Peter Kageyama flashed a picture of such a pothole on the screen during the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore’s State of Downtown at the Hyatt Regency on Thursday to make a point. The keynote speaker and author of “For the Cities: The Love Affair Between People…

BBB to host annual Shred Day event

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The Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland will provide free document shredding during its annual Shred Day on April 16.



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Why tax day falls on April 18 this year

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For most of our lives, we’ve been conditioned to see tax day come and go every year April 15.



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Anne Arundel Medical Center takes next steps for...

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Anne Arundel Medical Center is moving forward with plans for a 16-bed mental health hospital. The Anne Arundel County health system on April 13 filed a certificate of need for the facility with the Maryland Health Care Commission. The specialty hospital is part of a $17 million investment in expanding mental and behavioral health services in the area. If approved, the new facility would be built on the health system’s Riva Road campus in Annapolis. Anne Arundel Medical Center’s 40-bed substance…

Kamenetz's Baltimore County budget proposal again...

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Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz proposed a budget Thursday for the 2017 fiscal year that would increase general fund spending by 1.27 percent while not changing property or income tax rates. The budget calls for increasing general fund spending to $1.99 billion, up from $1.96 billion in the 2016 fiscal year ending June 30. Meanwhile capital spending would total $383 million, with just over half of that total going toward school renovation and construction projects. Baltimore County is…

Under Armour signs 7-year deal with EPL's...

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English Premier League club Southampton FC has signed a seven-year partnership with Under Armour Inc. to develop and design its match kits. The two also will partner on a number of initiatives, ranging from supporting the club’s local player academy to further growing Southampton’s brand across the globe and North America, which includes partnering with travel and club teams across the continent. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ralph Krueger, Southampton’s chair; and Peter…

Businesses in Baltimore's core to be assessed more...

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Nearly one year after the violent unrest that gripped the city after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore Inc. is raising its assessment costs for city businesses in order to help fund new job and local business initiatives. The group announced its strategy Thursday morning as it released its annual State of Downtown report during a meeting with 500 business leaders at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore. The report describes the city’s profile in terms of…

Top 50 U.S. companies hold $1.4 trillion in cash...

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America’s biggest companies are holding about $1.4 trillion in cash offshore to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes, according to a new report by Oxfam America.



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Grads with rich parents likely to earn more than...

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Getting the same degree from the same university doesn’t guarantee people will earn similar amounts later in life.



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