Some Maryland state government workers more than doubled their salaries with overtime payments in 2012, and more than 3,300 topped $10,000 in overtime payments. Government workers who got paid overtime had total earnings of up to $160,000 annually, though only 212 out of tens of thousands of employees making overtime made more than $100,000 total from the state.
Day: May 16, 2013
State Roundup, May 16, 2013
Gov. O’Malley is expected to sign the gun control legislation into law, triggering lawsuits, petition battles and a fight on the airwaves; but more than 250 other bills also will be signed, including the one to raise the gas tax; Comptroller Franchot gives the governor an unclaimed check for a movie appearance; Maryland’s tie-in with Washington could mean a longer economic slump; Del. Myers won’t seek re-election, apparently considering run against U.S. Rep. Delaney; Maryland universities OK tuition hike; councilman hopes to overturn Arundel law against political sign waving; Takoma Park OKs 16-year-old vote for city elections; and the Gazette shutters two papers.
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