Day: May 1, 2012

State Roundup, May 1, 2012

Religious leaders, concerned about cuts to the state’s poor residents, urge quick legislative session; Swaim-Staley steps down as transportation secretary; financial implications delay signing of bill that would raise compulsory school age to 17; Kent commissioner blasts new Maintenance of Effort levels; pit bull ruling clears way for family’s lawsuit; and, with Attorney General Doug Gansler sure to run for governor, why is there no long lineup for his office?

Toll agency workers begin effort to unionize

Employees of the Maryland Transportation Authority, which operates the state’s toll bridges and tunnels, have kicked off a campaign for union representation even though the governor has yet to sign the bill authorizing collective bargaining at their agency.

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