DREAM Act petitioners meet signature goal and the measure will be on 2012 ballot; Sen. Jacobs crafts legislation inspired by Casey Anthony case; pension commission finishes work; civil and criminal cases on robocalls go forward; engineering firms in scathing audit say nothing was wrong; most redistricting work to take place behind closed doors.
Day: July 8, 2011
Pension commission wraps up, recommends look at COLAs, cost shift to counties
The special state pensions commission wrapped up its work Thursday, recommending more possible changes in public employee retirement benefits. These included shifting half the cost of teacher pensions to local school systems and asking the attorney general to take a hard look at the legality of reducing cost-of-living adjustments for current retirees.
Study calls State Center project a $127 million taxpayer handout
The first part of the public-private partnership State Center project in Baltimore represents a $127 million giveaway of taxpayer dollars with more on the way, according to a new report from the Maryland Public Policy Institute and the Maryland Tax Education Foundation.
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