Day: January 27, 2011

State Roundup, January 27, 2011

Retiring Appeals Judge Murphy to join lawfirm; UM’s SGA hopes to raise profile in Annapolis; gay marriage bill has 58 delegate co-sponsors; Proposed legislation would ban company gifts to physicians; wiggle room sought on weight limits of farm vehicles; campaign finance reform proposed again; neighbors file complaint as temporary slots parlor ground is broken; Hoyer Twitter hacked at State of the Union, makes for fun reading; Baker sees a long road to Prince George’s reputation redemption; and Snowden appeals judge’s decision.

Franchot balks at giving Bowie State contract to company that is not lowest bidder

Seeing that bids from experienced companies were more than $400,000 cheaper, Comptroller Peter Franchot voted against a contract for Holder Construction Company to do construction management for a new student center at Bowie State University.

The contract was ultimately passed at Wednesday’s Board of Public Works meeting, with Gov. Martin O’Malley and Treasurer Nancy Kopp voting for it.

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