Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Patrick Cannon who was inaugurated as mayor in December, resigned after only 114 days in office Wednesday night after he was arrested on federal corruption charges. Cannon allegedly accepted tens of thousands of dollars from undercover agents. One tome was actually in the mayor’s office. Cannon, 47, in a letter to the city […]
Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) called Democratic party leaders this morning to inform them of his plans to a run for a senate seat in 2014. Booker wrote in his op-ed: “These are the hard won lessons I have learned in Newark: if you can bring people together around common ideals, if you can inspire people […]
Via FoxBaltimore.com Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake plans to sign into law an increased bottle tax to fix Baltimore City schools. The bottle tax will increase from two cents per bottle to five cents per bottle. Many small business owners are against the law as they believe it will force residents to ship in the suburbs. […]
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake received preliminary approval from the city council to proceed with the controversial bottle tax. City officisals plan to raise the bottle tax from 2 cents to 5 cents and profits will go toward the remodelling of Baltimore City Schools. While this may seem to be a great idea, local merchants beg to differ… continue reading. Via […]
