Day: December 12, 2012

State Roundup, December 12, 2012

Comptroller Franchot won’t run for governor citing love of his office; what happens to those who wanted a shot at the comptrollership?; Senate Pres Miller wants debate on offshore wind; Gov. O’Malley says speed camera ‘bounty systems’ illegal; Republicans want O’Malley to repay out-of-state security costs; Washington County pulling together its legislative agenda; Carroll residents say they oppose official language; and Howard Exec Ulman hopes to ban sugary drinks on county property.

Disabilities agency now ‘in the red’ after underspending for years.

Maryland Health Secretary Joshua Sharfstein told a town hall meeting in Columbia Tuesday night that the troubled Developmental Disabilities Administration has made significant progress since discovering $34 million in unspent funds last year.
“It looks like we’re in the red” by $4 million or $5 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30, “which is a good thing for this agency,” Sharfstein said, “but we don’t know yet.”

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