Day: August 28, 2013

Auditors found Frostburg State failed to get proper approval or competitive bid for $2M energy facility

Frostburg State University paid for construction of a $2 million Sustainable Energy Research Facility without documenting the reason for its site-selection decision, without obtaining required approvals from the Board of Public Works or the university system, and without requiring the developer to competitively bid construction, according to an audit released Wednesday.

State Roundup, Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Push continues to start school after Labor Day; judge denies Perdue, Eastern Shore farmer attorney’s fees from Waterkeeper Alliance; PSC defers request on wind project start; waterman get a hearing in Annapolis; state urges dog owners to scoop the poop to save waterways; Gov. O’Malley to speak at March on Washington anniversary event; Caroline Republican Central Committee blames Queen Anne’s in Sen. Pipkin replacement mess; and former Arundel Councilman Daryl Jones gets a day in court on his removal.

Blue Moon: A blogger takes political plunge and runs for delegate

David Moon, the man behind the Maryland Juice political blog in Montgomery County, made it sort of official Saturday on the back patio of his Takoma Park home. He’s running for the House of Delegates, with a formal announcement to come later. Moon has been a progressive activist, campaign manager and consultant, and helped elect folks such as Sen. Jamie Raskin, Montgomery County Council members Nancy Navarro, Valerie Ervin and Hans Riemer, and the District 18 Democratic slate. A few of these folks showed up at the event.

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