Day: September 24, 2014

Major complaints of violations in Brown-Hogan race unlikely to be resolved till after election

Major complaints of violations in Brown-Hogan race unlikely to be resolved till after election

by | Sep 24, 2014 |

State election officials are scheduled to rule Thursday on the first of three campaign finance violation complaints filed in the contentious race for governor, but the two most serious complaints won’t likely be resolved till after the election. Civil penalties could be imposed on Larry Hogan’s Change Maryland organization. Another complaint involving possible collusion between the Brown-Ulman campaign, its chief fundraiser and a political action committee (PAC) supporting Brown is still under investigation.

Treating Md.’s juvenile delinquents at home more effective, less costly than jails, advocates say

Treating Md.’s juvenile delinquents at home more effective, less costly than jails, advocates say

by | Sep 24, 2014 |

The $225 million set aside to build three new jails for juvenile delinquents and improvements to a fourth in Maryland should be spent on community-based treatment instead, a state review panel found. Putting more money into juvenile jails would lead to less effective treatments, according to a report by the Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit. The budgeted money includes the proposed construction of three new juvenile jails in Baltimore, Prince George’s County and Wicomico County.

State Roundup, September 24, 2014

by | Sep 24, 2014 |

Panel recommends medical marijuana grower fees of $125,000 annually plus $40,000 for dispensaries; Gov. O’Malley says he is “inclined to believe” Maryland should comply with a judge’s ruling on disabled voters and online balloting; Maryland’s teachers not all in on new evaluation system; three Maryland towns noted as “best places to live;” Hogan pulls some pages out of Ehrlich’s 2002 campaign playbook; while O’Malley stumps in two states, Ben Carson considers run for president; Green candidate hopes to unseat Delaney in the 6th; and Prince George’s considers striking a blow to human trafficking by banning hourly hotel rates.

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