Baltimore Banner: Can the city capitalize on Johns Hopkins’ critical moment?

Anti-democratic forces are on the rise, and our most treasured institutions are under attack. In times like these, believers in progress must renew their commitment to fairness, transparency and democracy.

Several Baltimore City Council members and a coalition of economic justice advocates are calling for some of Baltimore’s anchor institutions — mainly its large universities and hospitals — to contribute more to the city’s coffers to help cover the costs of the city services they use.

The Baltimore City Council is considering whether a citizen task force should weigh in on how much the city’s major nonprofits — like Johns Hopkins University and Lifebridge Health — contribute to the city budget.

A new bill proposal from Councilmember Phylicia Porter would create a task force of residents, union members and appropriate nonprofit stakeholders to make recommendations during the city’s PILOT renegotiation with its largest anchor institutions.

Paying their fair share—that’s the goal of the With Us for Us coalition. It launched a campaign looking into Baltimore City’s large tax-exempt nonprofits.

The rally launched a campaign to renegotiate Baltimore’s current Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement.

Unions and community groups want these nonprofits to up the amount they pay under a 2016 PILOT agreement. Johns Hopkins University, the largest of these, argues its economic impact is already substantial

The With Us For Us Coalition wants a future Baltimore City where all neighborhoods are safe, healthy, thriving – and funded…

Medical, educational institutions could help address city’s racial wealth gap

Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland Medical Center and 13 other nonprofit organizations

A coalition of local unions and advocacy groups debuted a proposal Wednesday that could force the Johns Hopkins University