Workers are about finished with a months-long, $468,000 reconstruction of the entrance to the Senate office buildings in Annapolis.
The project, which felled two large magnolia trees, was approved by lawmakers in 2006 as a capital expense.
Month: November 2009
Port Administration mulls bids to operate Seagirt terminal
Officials were mum on Monday as a crucial deadline passed in the Maryland Port Administration’s process of weighing candidates to take over the publicly-owned Seagirt Marine terminal for 30 years.
Richard Scher, an MPA spokesman, said by e-mail that the state agency has little it will discuss about the effort to find a private partner, after a noon deadline for final offers passed for the two bidders who emerged at the end of June.
GOP leaders urge business backing for their candidates
In a familiar refrain, the General Assembly’s Republican leaders urged the members of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce Friday to back candidates who support their interests – not the Democrats who now dominate the legislature.
“The business community has a strong interest in a viable two-party system in the state of Maryland,” House Minority Leader Tony O’Donnell, R-Calvert and St. Mary’s, told the Chamber’s policy conference in Cambridge.
UMd medical school gets $5 million in stimulus funds for rural research
The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced Monday that it is getting nearly $5 million in federal stimulus money to increase the reach of its medical research into rural and minority communities.
The money will also be used to institute a program in Western Maryland and Southern Maryland that will look into the effectiveness of remote monitoring for patients with chronic conditions. An announcement is was held in Charles County.
Podcast: Monday in Maryland 11-9
Len and Andy sat down to talk about the state employees’ pension fund, school funding, the coming gubernatorial race and the week ahead.
State Roundup, November 6, 2009
It’s already looking bad for electric re-regulation next year, O’Malley wants to help business deal with unemployment costs, and Baltimore prosecutor wants tougher anti-gang laws.
Major battle looms over local school funding
A major battle is likely in the upcoming session of the legislature over how much Maryland’s local governments must contribute to their local school systems.
The Maryland Association of Counties is circulating draft legislation that would revamp the state’s rule for “maintenance of effort,” the law that requires counties to fund their local schools at the same level as they did in the previous year. Some local school officials are worried that the change could lead to a significant decline in school spending around the state.
Legislators, local educators dispute education aid
School officials from around the state complained to lawmakers Thursday of big cuts in state assistance, as incredulous senators and delegates argued that education has fared better than most other state services.
“Our school systems have received significant cuts over the last couple of years.” said Caroline County Schools Superintendent Edward Shirley, president of the Public School Superintendents Association of Maryland.
State Roundup, November 5, 2009
Republican wins in Va., N.J. stir talk of another Ehrlich run; Mike Pappas drops out; and EPA threatens tighter Bay rules.
State Roundup, November 4, 2009
Could Annapolis mayoral election break Arundel slots deadlock?
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