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Month: January 2010
Podcast: The session approaches
It’s all about the budget this year, but we’re expecting a more partisan environment as lawmakers prepare to stand for election.
Airport administration overspent millions on airline payments, tickets
The agency that runs BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport left over $2 million in federal funds on the table and spent nearly $8 million in questionable incentive payments to British Airways, according to state auditors.
State faulted on Rosewood shutdown
State auditors have released a report that criticizes several aspects of the closure of the Rosewood Center in Baltimore County, just days after a spending panel approved the sale of the former mental health campus to Stevenson University.
State Roundup, January 8, 2010
The aftermath of Sheila Dixon’s resignation remains front page news, not to mention the departure of a top O’Malley aide and public safety issues facing the state legislature this year.
Analysis:Down in Cambridge, but no Dixon to pursue this year
CAMBRIDGE: I’m down in Cambridge on the Choptank, sitting in my cheap hotel room about ready to head out to the Hyatt for the annual winter meeting of the Maryland Association of Counties. The governor will speak to the elected and appointed county officials after...
Analysis: Call for state to join federal health suit threat
Del. Pat McDonoug plans to request Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler to join attorneys general from 13 other states in a threat to file lawsuits against the U.S. government if the federal health care reform bill passes.
Towson U. criticized for undercharging students, computer security
State auditors found eight “significant deficiencies” in the way Towson University operates, including undercharging out-of-state students and poor computer network security, according to a report released Thursday.
More than 21,000 students enrolled in the state’s second-largest public university in 2008, but the Office of Legislative Audits found Towson didn’t properly verify student residency.
State Roundup, January 7, 2010
Today’s roundup includes coverage of Baltimore Mayor Shelia Dixon’s resignation and the kickoff for George Owings III as he campaigns for governor.
Analysis: Phantom Md. ZIPs get stimulus money
The federal stimulus spending Web site says that over $15 million was spent in six Maryland ZIP codes that do not exist, as well as in ZIP codes that are located in other states.
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