By Len Lazarick Len@MarylandReporter.com The commission studying changes to state pensions and retiree benefits will vote in two weeks on whether to recommend that the General Assembly and governor raise the retirement age, trim the cost of health insurance benefits,...
Day: November 30, 2010
Parole and Probation Division doesn’t keep track of DUI interlock program, audit finds
By Megan Poinski Megan@MarylandReporter.com The ignition interlock program – designed to keep convicted drunk drivers off the road when intoxicated – was not adequately monitored by the Division of Parole and Probation, state auditors found in a report released...
Pension commission will vote on cutting benefits, COLAs
The commission studying changes to state pensions and retiree benefits will vote in two weeks on whether to recommend that the General Assembly and governor raise the retirement age, trim the cost of health insurance benefits, and eliminate cost-of-living increases for at least five years.
Casper Taylor Jr., the former speaker of the House of Delegates who heads the Public Employees’ and Retirees’ Benefit Sustainability Commission, said the goal is not just to make the pensions more sustainable in the long term, but to save $400 million to $500 million in the next fiscal year.
State Roundup, November 30, 2010
RACING IMPERILED: Live horse racing at Maryland's two main thoroughbred tracks, Laurel Park and Pimlico, was put into jeopardy after the state's racing commission yesterday rejected a proposal to run a diminished schedule that drew opposition from the thoroughbred...
Parole and Probation Division doesn’t keep track of DUI interlock program, audit finds
The ignition interlock program – designed to keep convicted drunk drivers off the road when intoxicated – was not adequately monitored by the Division of Parole and Probation, state auditors found in a report released Monday.
Judges were often not notified when drivers failed the tests.
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