A legal question that will be answered in a yet-to-be-written Court of Appeals decision means the question is still undecided. It was brought up by Casa de Maryland and several Marylanders in the lawsuit filed earlier this month challenging the planned referendum for a law that could grant illegal immigrants in-state tuition at state colleges.
Month: August 2011
State Roundup, August 24, 2011
Yesterday’s earthquake apparently shook most political news off Maryland’s news pages. But, some items of note: PlanMaryland likely will get a second look following objections; Frederick County commissioners are considering joining other counties in fighting PlanMaryland and create a pilot program that would give developers the job of handling water and sewer contracts and inspections; also, the state has lowered its infant mortality rate; and O’Malley plans a trade mission to India.
Medicare rate change worries nursing homes
A new rule cutting Medicare reimbursements for skilled nursing facilities may cost the state’s nursing homes $89 million this fiscal year. “It’s devastating,” said Isabella Firth, president of LifeSpan Network, the Columbia-based provider association with 300 member senior care facilities in the Mid-Atlantic. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the new rule, which reduces reimbursements by more than 11%, on July 29. It will go into effect Oct. 1.
State Roundup, August 23, 2011
O’Malley touts “balanced approach” to budget including possible tax hikes; Leggett says he’s on board with O’Malley; Maryland sees 8,100 new jobs in July; Va. Gov. McDonnell jabs at O’Malley over budget; Rosapepe in for comptroller? And Rosecroft opens for betting Thursday as ministers oppose slots at the track.
Maryland authorizes internationally recognized green construction code
Starting next year, jurisdictions in the state can choose to adopt an internationally accepted green building code for private and public construction.
“This will make it easier and cheaper to build green,” said Stuart Kaplow, president of the U.S. Green Building Council of Maryland. The General Assembly passed House Bill 972 this spring, making Maryland the first state in the nation to authorize the voluntary use of the International Green Construction Code.
State Roundup, August 22, 2011
O’Malley says tax increases will likely be addressed in the 2012; Plan Maryland draws praise for intent but county ire over infrastructure spending; O’Malley, McDonnell trade jabs over job creation; federal decision to target illegal aliens who are criminals draws state advocates; Clagett considering whether to run for comptroller; state parks see rise in use with new, enthusiastic clientele – Hispanic families; Rosecroft reopens this week; and state sends a repair bill, then an apology.
Plan Maryland keeps rolling along despite local speed bumps
The brewing discontent by county officials over Gov. Martin O’Malley’s Plan Maryland project at Friday’s Maryland Association of Counties annual meeting is not just due to bristling over state authority or even property. It is money. Both sides are participating in good faith but with no mutual trust.
State Roundup, August 19, 2011
Montgomery College tuition case dismissed without addressing immigration issue; federal budget cuts will kill jobs, union head says; local leaders feel Plan Maryland usurps their authority; auditors find control problems in vital records; Maryland and Delaware launch a criminal-chasing partnership; several items on the race for Baltimore mayor.
Health department failed to control birth certificates, auditors find, citing possible fraud
The state health department has continued to fail to control issuance of birth certificates, leading to potential fraud, auditors found — a ongoing problem they had identified a dozen years ago.
National foundation awards major grant to MarylandReporter.com
The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation in Oklahoma City has awarded MarylandReporter.com a $50,000 grant over the next two years to expand its coverage and its staff by training aspiring journalists in investigative reporting.
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