Tax Broke Archives

The broadcast media giant has been unrelenting with its reporting on Baltimore’s problems and miscues; at the same time, Sinclair has failed to disclose its own ties to the city government and the generous tax breaks it’s received.

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An ethics expert says Sinclair Broadcasting should disclose its business conflicts with Baltimore. I was part of the problem.

Property developers are exacerbating the housing crisis

Union support grows for task force to scrutinize developer tax breaks

Baltimore touts equality, so why did it lavish tens of millions in tax breaks on a single development: Harbor East?

Maryland unions push to expand proposed state probe of business tax breaks

Tax Broke: How opaque tax breaks for developers fuel inequality in Baltimore

State senator seeks to unearth hidden costs of Baltimore’s developer tax breaks

How ‘urban renewal’ went from a vision for public good to a private enrichment scheme

Baltimore comptroller sidesteps City Council to scrutinize controversial tax break for developers

Maryland state says it doesn’t have to account for spending on tax break costing Baltimore $20 million annually

How obscure tax breaks make wealthy developers richer, and strangle struggling communities

Leaked memo reveals Baltimore officials’ alarm over costs of obscure tax break for corporate developers