Witness says he rigged bids in property tax lien auctions in Maryland

By Fred Schulte and Scott Calvert

A Baltimore lawyer admits rigging bids in property tax lien auctions on behalf of Florida bank and other companies....

Excerpts from this story referencing "Baltimore Sun":

"… nd I suppose, potentially others,” City Solicitor George Nilson told the Baltimore Sun. “Could I put a price tag on it? No.”Though the tax-lien industry has …"

"… rust division in Washington began investigating the Maryland sales after a Baltimore Sun analysis of sales records showed that while large numbers of investors par …"

Government layoffs spark debate over zoning, development

By Dick Cooper

On the surface, the consolidation of planning departments in Worcester County, Maryland, seems a reasonable response to a recession-fueled d

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"… tiny from both the state planning department and the editorial page of the Baltimore Sun.On one side, environmental groups say that county commissioners have opene …"

"… the vote.Yet Phillips’ concerns have been echoed by others, including a Baltimore Sun editorial that questioned whether the layoffs were “an excuse to change …"

Watchdogs on short leashes

By Kenneth Vogel and Leah Rush

For most legislatures, ethics enforcement is an in-house affair; for the rest, agencies that oversee them are kept on a short leash

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"… any deliberate audit of Young's behavior or disclosure forms, but rather a Baltimore Sun exposé that became the centerpiece of the JCLE's case against Young. Abse …"

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Consultant profile: Bob Shrum (Shrum, Devine & Donilon)

By Robert Brodsky

Major clients in 2003-2004 include John Kerry

Excerpts from this story referencing "Baltimore Sun":

"… Though Sauerbrey claimed the ad misrepresented her record, Shrum told the Baltimore Sun in March 2000 that he stood by his work on the Glendening campaign. Campai …"

Wildly different directions on when to eject kids from school

By Susan Ferriss

Md. considers dramatic reduction of suspensions; Mich. school suspends boy for long hair

Excerpts from this story referencing "Baltimore Sun":

"… as insubordination, failure to follow rules and cellphone infractions. The Baltimore Sun also reports that the new rules would prohibit expelling students for …"

About the 'Cracking the Codes' project

By The Center for Public Integrity

Behind the reporting

Excerpts from this story referencing "Baltimore Sun":

"… ulte, a four-time Pulitzer prize finalist, spent much of his career at the Baltimore Sun  and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He is the recipient of the Georg …"

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Center for Public Integrity expands national security reporting team

By The Center for Public Integrity

Veteran foreign correspondent will cover national security

Excerpts from this story referencing "Baltimore":

"… the Moscow bureau chief for the Associated Press and spent 22 years at the Baltimore Sun.“I can’t think of another journalist better than Doug Birch to hel …"

"… llowing his work in Moscow from 2001 to 2005 and from 2007 to 2010. At the Baltimore Sun, he was an enterprise, feature and science writer. Birch was a Pulitze …"

"… he was also a Knight science journalism fellow at MIT.Birch lives in Baltimore with his wife, Jane, who works for a Baltimore charitable foundation. …"

"… IT.Birch lives in Baltimore with his wife, Jane, who works for a Baltimore charitable foundation. His daughter Alison is an architect living in Charl …"