Day: January 30, 2013

Senators dismayed at Human Resources Department’s repeated problems

State senators on a budget subcommittee said that they were dismayed by the abysmal results of the state’s most recent audit of its Department of Human Resources, which distributes welfare, foster care, and other social services to needy Marylanders.

Its 2012 audit revealed hundreds of financial and ethical improprieties committed by state social workers between 2008 and 2011, including 77 repeat findings of mistakes that were discovered by auditors five years earlier.

State Roundup, January 30, 2013

Arundel County Exec Leopold found guilty on two counts, turns over reins as council figures out next step and Republicans line up to seek his seat; Attorney General Gansler declares Gov. O’Malley gun licensing plan constitutional; bill would make it easier to commit people for mental health treatment; 200 rally for more spending on mental health care; Sister Helen Prejean in Annapolis on death penalty repeal; Maryland government website gets a B+ for transparency; O’Malley to address State of the State.

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