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A proposal would let voters decide whether to give new parents a one -time $ 1,000 "baby bonus" City leaders say the proposal is unconstitutional and should be blocked from the ballot.
An estimated 7,000 children are born in Baltimore each year , so the program would cost about $7 million annually .
Supporters of the baby bonus say the lawsuit is a political power grab.
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