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SoundTV: Mayor Cohen Announces Tax Increases and Budget Cuts to Avoid Collapse

On May 26, 2011 By

Annapolis Mayor Josh Cohen and members of the City Council announced yesterday that they will radically retool the proposed 2012 budget to include tax increases and budget cuts in order to prevent the City’s finances from collapsing.

You’ve seen what they had to say – what do YOU think? Is it enough? Is it [...]

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SoundTV: Annapolitans Mass to Voice Opposition to Mayor Cohen’s 2012 Budget

On May 24, 2011 By

Annapolitans packed the City Council Chambers last night to voice their concern over Mayor Josh Cohen’s proposed 2012 budget in light of the City’s financial crisis.

NOTE: we’ll be posting footage all day long, so check back on this page frequently.

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SoundTV: Annapolitan Leaders Talk Innovative Transportation on Bike to Work Day

On May 21, 2011 By

Annapolitans and their civic leaders gathered in front of the Market House yesterday to commemorate Bike to Work Day and talk about the future of Annapolis transportation. Speakers included ARTMA executive director Dave Humphreys, Annpolis Mayor Josh Cohen, Dept. of Transportation’s Ian Banks, Anne Arundel County Councilman Chris Trumbauer, and journalist Paul Foer (The Capital/The [...]

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SoundTV: On The Foerfront – More Money, More Money, More Money

On May 18, 2011 By

The Sound’s Paul Foer offers his take on Ald. Ross Arnett’s presentation at Maryland Hall on the budget crisis facing the City of Annapolis, and speaks with Annapolitans Randy Landis and former mayor Dean Johnson.

 

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SoundTV: Ald. Ross Arnett on Fixing Annapolis’ Dire Budget Crisis

On May 17, 2011 By

The Sound was on hand as economist and City of Annapolis Ward 8 alderman Ross Arnett explained the dire state of Annapolis’ finances and why passing Mayor Josh Cohen’s proposed 2012 budget will make it more difficult for the City to get itself out of its current financial problems. Arnett called for difficult but necessary [...]

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On The Foerfront: That’s at Least Twice That Brice Needs to Be Put on Ice

On May 16, 2011 By

By Paul Foer

On Monday, April 25 Sam McLean Brice testified before the City Council. He introduced himself and gave his address as 1811 Old Annapolis Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401. That’s just outside of the political boundary of Annapolis but many people who testify before Council actually don’t live in the city and as with [...]

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SoundTV: AEDC Commercial District & Retail Market Study Results

On May 11, 2011 By

The Sound was on hand when the new Annapolis Economic Development Corporation and research firm BBP presented the preliminary results of the economic viability study of Annapolis today.

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Getting to the Bottom of Cohen’s 2012 Budget with Paul Foer and Guests Bill Kardash & Trudy McFall

On April 16, 2011 By

The Sound’s Paul Foer and guests Bill Kardash and Trudy McFall sift through Mayor Josh Cohen’s proposed 2012 budget and discuss what’s at stake for the people of Annapolis. Topics include the truth about last year’s budget cuts, how Annapolis compares to other similar Maryland cities, whether Annapolis truly has a balanced budget, and suggestions [...]

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Economics & Politics: A Proposed Solution to the Problem of Public Unions

On March 22, 2011 By

by Mark Jedrzejczyk

Karl Marx wrote on the conflict between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. He wrote on many other things, besides: for example, the idyllic, artistic lifestyle that communism would produce. He, of course, did not foresee communism arising in a winter-country like Russia; had it arisen in a summer-country, like Cuba, he may [...]

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Economic Life: Serenity – Paradigm’s Tale

On March 17, 2011 By

 

 

by Sarah Miller

“You have to love what you do in this economy and the return on investment, in terms of time and money and resources, just wasn’t there for us to say, ‘Yep, we love it, let’s keep the business going.’” As part of my effort to put a finger on the [...]

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