County social service agencies don’t do a good job of tracking foster children, leave federal funding on the table, have missing files on welfare checks and grant food stamps to too many ineligible people, a new state audit found.
These problems and a host of others on documentation and control were found in some of the largest social service agencies in the state, and scores of the issues were repeat errors that had been found in previous audits.
Contracts over a statewide wireless radio network for first responders produced a heated debate before the Board of Public Works Wednesday, causing the award to be delayed for two weeks.
The Maryland Chamber of Commerce expresses concern over the effect the new income tax rates will have on Montgomery County, which has the highest number of high-earners in the state; Gov. O’Malley signs a slew of bills including one to keep arsenic out of chick feed and changes to PlanMaryland; Del. McDonough says he wants more rec centers in Baltimore City as officials say they’ll step up police coverage of Inner Harbor; some ratepayers don’t want smart meters; and 3rd parties to push for ballot space.
The number of Maryland families who need government help to make ends meet has reached record levels. More than 700,000 people receive food assistance, the most in state history. A record 70,000 people depend on emergency cash assistance. And the demand for the state’s child care subsidy program has caused officials to impose an indefinite freeze on new applicants.
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