JOBS LOSS: Gov. Martin O'Malley struck a somber tone, the day after the state released a report showing that Maryland had lost jobs for two months in a row. "None of us can give up," he said. "There are better days coming," reports Julie Bykowicz and Annie Linskey for...
Month: September 2010
$190 million contract approved for state veterans home despite lower bid
By Megan Poinski Megan@MarylandReporter.com After scrutiny from the Board of Contract Appeals and being pulled from meeting agendas twice, the Board of Public Works on Wednesday unanimously approved a $190 million contract for HMR of Maryland to continue managing the...
Business, community leaders urged to demand federal transit funds
By Megan Poinski Megan@MarylandReporter.com Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, an outspoken advocate for infrastructure funding, told hundreds of business leaders in Baltimore to take the direct approach to get more federal dollars and funding avenues for the state’s...
State Roundup, September 22, 2010
JOBS OUTLOOK: Maryland's job market shifted into reverse this summer after improvements in the spring — a disappointing turn for more than 200,000 residents looking for work, Jamie Smith Hopkins writes for the Sun. Jay Hancock blogs that the state "loses" 6,000 jobs....
County revenues hit hard by housing collapse
By Barbara Pash For MarylandReporter.com Maryland counties are feeling the pain of the collapse of the housing market. From fiscal 2006, the height of the housing boom, to fiscal 2010, they have lost $345 million in revenue from transfer taxes that are charged every...
State Roundup, September 21, 2010
GOV'S AIR WAR: The air war in the governor's race begins in earnest in the D.C. media market today, with a television ad by Gov. Martin O'Malley, in which he claims to have "put education first" despite tough budget times, John Wagner of the Washington Post reports....
State Roundup, September 20, 2010
CURRIE PLEADS NOT GUILTY: State Sen. Ulysses Currie, indicted on corruption charges for not reporting income from Shoppers Food Warehouse, pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court on Friday, reports The Sun's Julie Bykowicz. Currie was represented by a...
Officials, lobbyists defend Maryland’s roads against poor report card, but feel there are many improvements to make
By Megan Poinski Megan@MarylandReporter.com State officials praise Maryland’s superior highway system, but the Reason Foundation just ranked it as one of the nation’s worst. According to the libertarian policy group’s annual highway report, released earlier this...
State Roundup, September 17, 2010
REVENUES GROW: For the first time in 2½ years, Maryland officials are forecasting government revenues will grow slightly more than expected this year and next -- but Comptroller Peter Franchot is urging that this new revenue “be saved and not spent,'' Len Lazarick...
Maryland revenues expected to rise slightly, but money should be saved, not spent, Franchot says
By Len Lazarick Len@MarylandReporter.com For the first time in 2½ years, Maryland officials are forecasting state government revenues will grow slightly more than expected this year and next -- but Comptroller Peter Franchot is urging that this new revenue “be saved...
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