Where would you put a new car dealership in Baltimore?

We need to help people get to work, literally.

There are thousands of available jobs throughout the greater metropolitan area that unemployed people in the city can’t take without the personal transportation they need to get to work.  They don’t own a car and can’t qualify prospectively for the financing they can afford now that they are working.  (Credit approval for new car purchases is a retrospective process based on your credit history – and that’s something we need to change.)  Commuting into the suburbs by bus and/or rail isn’t an option.  Buying an older used car, without a long-term warranty, is an expensive and ill-advised alternative.  Many unemployed people need an affordable new car – or late model used car, just 2 or 3 years old, protected by a manufacturer’s or franchise dealer warranty.

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To Lobby Or Not To Lobby For Maryland Election Reform

With the primary behind us… Well, not exactly. The Maryland State Board of Elections has still not published data for provisional votes or the second round of absentee ballots. Presumably it will before the winners are formally certified on Friday. But okay, with the primary almost behind us and the general election just six months ahead, we can’t be the only ones thinking that our election process could stand improvement.

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JOB$ – The Employer Funding Service from Baltimore Rising

Hey.  We have an exciting program to tell you about.  Just click on the link below to see the flier.  And then, if you’re interested – and you will be – come back to fill out our form.

Thanks.  Don’t hesitate to call or email us if you have any questions.  And please, if you’re not personally interested, help us spread the word.

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Now what? (Results revised to include final count.)

Catherine PughNote:  The original text of this piece has been updated to reflect the final count published by the Maryland State Board of Elections on Friday evening, May 6, 2016.

First of all, our sincere and enthusiastic congratulations to Democratic Nominee for Mayor Catherine Pugh. Senator, soon to be Mayor Pugh has worked long and hard over a noteworthy career of public service. Hers is a well-deserved victory. We wish her luck and can only hope that she lives up to her potential and to the promise of her candidacy. …One more comment about Ms. Pugh in a moment.

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A Tale Of Two Candidates

Hi. A lot has been said of late about the costs of running for Mayor and about two candidates in particular. One is self-made millionaire venture capitalist David Warnock. The other is a government employee, attorney Elizabeth Embry. Mr. Warnock is wealthy. Ms. Embry is not.

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Money can’t buy you love.

David Warnock is a good man. He’s just not a good candidate with anything exceptional to offer the people of Baltimore.

Smart and hard working, he has a long-proven record of success as a venture capitalist and has spent millions of his own money through his foundation and other initiatives for the benefit of his adopted city. So why isn’t he doing better in the polls?

The simple answer is, money can’t buy you love.  (Be sure to click on the link!)

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Our Desperate Need For Election Reform

Life is short. Let’s get right down to business. Three points…

One is that we need to extend the limit on campaign contributions, which is now $6000 per person or entity, to cover the candidates themselves.

In the race for Mayor of Baltimore, David Warnock has spent in excess of $1.5 million of his own money, mostly for broadcast television commercials, and he’s still stuck under 10% in the polls.

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