Day: June 13, 2013

Group home founder protests state rejection of renewed funding

by | Jun 13, 2013 |

REVISED AND CORRECTED: The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved 44 new contracts for child residential care services in locations throughout Maryland totaling over $364 million over five years.

But one Montgomery County provider did not win an award for a group home that the state and Montgomery County have previously invested in, virtually ensuring the foreclosure of the Sandy Spring group home, its founder said .Hattie Washington of Aunt Hattie’s Place Inc. vociferously protested the lack of funding.

State Roundup, June 13, 2013

by | Jun 13, 2013 |

The Board of Public Works doubles the size of a Carroll juvie treatment center and won’t renew a contract with a Mongtomery group home for youths; Sen. Kasemeyer says General Assembly will likely tinker with the state stormwater tax; a House work group is studying the state’s business climate; Gov. O’Malley appoints energy adviser to head MEA; Del. Mizeur seeks supporters for run as potentially first openly gay governor; and Baltimore City lobbyist’s close friendship with the mayor and others drawing scrutiny.

Attorney general candidates in half a debate

by | Jun 13, 2013 | ,

It was billed as the first roundtable in the race for attorney general at the B.E.S.T. Democratic Club in Baltimore last Thursday, but only half the candidates showed up.
The year-old Democratic club in Northeast Baltimore was founded to “empower this new generation of young voters” and Del. Bill Frick of Bethesda urged the 50 people who showed up to “support the next generation of leadership.”

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