House of Delegates passes bill to allow higher speed limit; O’Malley backs bill to help workers access retirement accounts; rain tax repeal shot down in Senate committee; some products targeted for bans; Gansler says his AG office will look into recouping health exchange money from contractors; some lawmakers push back against limits on hotel stipend; Del. Hough to challenge Sen. Brinkley; Del. Dwyer files for re-election; and major cyber attack at University of Maryland.
Day: February 21, 2014
Knight Foundation makes $50K grant to MarylandReporter.com; Ethics and Excellence Journalism Foundation renews support
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to MarylandReporter.com over the next two years to help grow and diversify its revenue and audience.
In addition, the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation has given its second grant to MarylandReporter.com, providing $25,000 over the next year to “support expanded accountability journalism on Maryland government.”
Bill would provide more information on Md. government contracts
Greater transparency in Maryland government contracting is the goal of legislation that would provide more information about each contract on a state website.
The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee is considering a bill that would pour $1.4 million into the growth of the website that allows the public to view payments made to state contractors.
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