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Putting our Youth to Work – Faster

In the aftermath of Freddie Gray’s death and civil unrest that followed, attention quickly turned to the question of how we can expand opportunities for Baltimore’s youth. 

Fiscal 2017 Agency Detail Available

Each Fiscal Year, the Bureau of the Budget and Management Research (BBMR) produces an Agency Detail book to provide service-level information on recommended funding levels for the upcoming Fiscal Y

Fiscal 2017 Council Budget Hearings

The Baltimore City Council has released its Fiscal 2017 Agency Budget Hearings. Hearings will be held in City Council Chambers at 100 N Holliday St, 4th Floor.

Snow

As we dig out from Snowzilla, a lot of people have asked me about how the City budgets for snow removal.

Flint

Budget Director reflects on the crisis in Flint, Michigan and how the City of Baltimore's budget process aims to consider reductions with full awareness of programatic tradeoffs. 

Looking Ahead to Fiscal 2017

Most of the time, a budget office is working on three budgets: closing out last year, monitoring this year, and planning for next year.

The Curse of Knowledge

The term "curse of knowledge" was coined in the Journal of Political Economy by economists Colin Camerer, George Loewenstein, and Martin Weber.

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