Emily Sullivan

Jul 12, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Emily Sullivan

Was the $100 million wishlist a City Councilmember sent to Johns Hopkins University a starting point for negotiations over a planned artificial intelligence center, or was it a shakedown — an unexpected “list of demands,” as school officials have called it? The dispute involves Hopkins’ proposed Data Science and AI Institute, known as DSAI and a zoning change proposed by North Baltimore Democrat Odette Ramos that could force the university to rework its plans for the center.

Jul 3, 2024 | 92q.com | Emily Sullivan

CLOSE When Baltimoreans hit the polls in November, they’ll have the chance tovote on whether City Hall should give a one-time payment of $1,000 to parents upon the birth or adoption of a child. On Monday, the city board of elections certified more than 10,000 signatures from city residents supporting the Baltimore Baby Bonus, a proposed charter amendment spearheaded by the Maryland Child Alliance. … this story continues.

Jul 2, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Emily Sullivan

When Baltimoreans hit the polls in November, they’ll have the chance tovote on whether City Hall should give a one-time payment of $1,000 to parents upon the birth or adoption of a child. On Monday, the city board of elections certified more than 10,000 signatures from city residents supporting the Baltimore Baby Bonus, a proposed charter amendment spearheaded by the Maryland Child Alliance.

Jun 17, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Adam Willis |Emily Sullivan

Baltimore City Council members overwhelmingly approved a spending plan of just over $4.2 billion Monday without touching the version introduced by Mayor Brandon Scott this spring. The council’s approval caps off a budget season with fewer fireworks than others of recent years. The body passed the spending plan in a 14-0 vote Monday evening with Councilman Zeke Cohen absent.

Jun 14, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Emily Sullivan |Saul Pink

Thiru Vignarajah has launched a Baltimore City ballot measure campaign that could scuttle MCB Real Estate’s planned redevelopment of Harborplace. The attorney, who recently ended a publicly-financed campaign for mayor by dropping out of the race to endorse Sheila Dixon, decried “a trend line across this country where developers are trying to move into our parks and privatize them for their own profit” at a Friday news conference in McKeldin Square.