Almost a majority of the House of Delegates is sponsoring legislation to mandate many Maryland businesses offer paid sick and safe leave policy for their employees, a move one research group estimates would cost employers $165 million.
Day: February 18, 2014
State Roundup, February 18, 2014
Public information panel garners support from transparency advocates; Montgomery parents blast senators over loopholes in proposed bill governing sex with minor students; conservative group targets Del. Kipke as “coward” for pulling support from NSA punishment bill; U.S. Rep. Cummings testifies for minimum wage hike as popular support grows fro the proposal; O’Malley says he sees hike as a two-tier system with state minimum wage as baseline and counties adding on; workers could also see mandatory paid sick time; some farmers, other advocates push limited sale of raw milk; Venezuelan transplant is latest to join District 18 House race; one bill would offer tax break for adopting shelter pet; Henson blasts McFadden as Senate race heats up; and Craig to offer tax cut proposal in race for governor.
Analysis: Health exchange problems could be more serious and expensive than reported
The problems at the Maryland Health Benefits Exchange (MHBE) are likely more serious and more expensive to fix than has already been reported, according to an assessment of project documentation by MarylandReporter.com.
Cost overruns and higher costs in future years could easily run to over $100 million, and big decisions loom regarding who will pay and what will happen to the glitch-ridden website.
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