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Bill Henry for Baltimore Comptroller - but what is a comptroller?
We have a week and a half to go until Election Day, and voters across Baltimore City are finally receiving their ballots in the mail. (If you haven't received yours yet, you can download and print a ballot here.) The campaign for Mayor has gotten a lot of attention, and earlier this week I wrote about why we're endorsing Brandon Scott for Mayor. But today, I want to tell you about another important city-wide campaign: electing Councilman Bill Henry as Baltimore City's Comptroller. First: what is a Comptroller? This behind-the-scenes elected official is in charge of managing the city's money
Brandon Scott for Baltimore City Mayor
The future of Baltimore City will be decided in the next few weeks, as voters receive their ballots by mail and fill them out at home - for most of us, for the first time. (As you may have seen in the news, mailing ballots to Baltimore City was significantly delayed. If you haven't received yours by the weekend, you can download and print a ballot here.) With so much riding on the results of this election, I want to take a few moments to tell you who Clean Water Action has endorsed for Mayor of Baltimore City, and why. During his time on the Council, Scott has established a strong record of
Baltimore's Clean Water Candidates: endorsing Brandon Scott for Mayor, and more
Have you received your absentee ballot in the mail? If not, download your absentee ballot to print here. This year, residents of Baltimore City will vote for their next Mayor, Comptroller, and City Council. The leaders chosen in this unprecedented, delayed, vote-by-mail election will face enormous challenges that will shape people's lives and the city's future for decades to come, from Clean Water Action priorities like better assistance for people dealing with sewage backups and better protection for our drinking water sources, to the public health response to the coronavirus crisis, already
2020 Maryland Legislative Agenda
This year, we will be advocating for: No more subsidies for trash incinerators. Since 2011, trash incinerators have benefited from Maryland's Renewable Portfolio Standard, which subsidizes renewable energy sources and was designed to move us to a lower carbon energy mix. Unfortunately, trash incinerators are carbon-intensive and pollute our neighborhoods. It's past time to correct this wrong and stop subsidizing this dirty energy source! Organics diversion out of landfills and incinerators. Organic waste, like food scraps and other similar materials, are a great source of compost and carbon
"Closed Means Closed:" the 311 system in Baltimore City and pollution
On Thursday October 22 at 2:00 pm, I attended the Baltimore City Council committee’s hearing on Bill 19-0163R, an informational hearing 311, the language behind closure of a service request, and improvement of the 311 system. The hearing began with Councilman Pinkett showing three examples of illegal dumping where the service request for them had been closed, and the site inspected, yet the garbage dumped was still present. These were exhibited as examples of a large problem in Baltimore--- service requests filed through 311 are being closed while left unaddressed. Pinkett called for the