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State Roundup: More heat on Hogan aide severance; ...
By Cynthia Prairie | August 17, 2020 | State Roundup | 0 |
State Roundup: Covid cases, hospitalization declin...
By Cynthia Prairie | June 16, 2020 | State Roundup | 0 |
State Roundup: Battle over crime, taxes
By Meg Tully | February 21, 2020 | State Roundup | 0 |
State Roundup, February 13, 2020
By Cynthia Prairie | February 13, 2020 | State Roundup | 0 |
State Roundup, February 11, 2020
By Cynthia Prairie | February 11, 2020 | State Roundup | 0 |
Hogan unveils legislation that would provide more than $1 billion in COVID-19 relief
by Bryan Renbaum | January 11, 2021 | COVID-19, Governor | 0 |
D-19 relief. The introduction of the legislation comes just two days before the 2021 legislative session is scheduled to begin.
Read MoreState Roundup: More heat on Hogan aide severance; multiple mail problems
by Cynthia Prairie | August 17, 2020 | State Roundup | 0 |
Lawmakers set hearing on pricey ‘severance’ payout to Hogan aide.
Read MoreState Roundup: Covid cases, hospitalization decline; pressure mounts for special session
by Cynthia Prairie | June 16, 2020 | State Roundup | 0 |
Covid cases, hospitalization decline; pressure mounts for special session.
Read MoreState Roundup: Battle over crime, taxes
by Meg Tully | February 21, 2020 | State Roundup | 0 |
Governor declares emergency for crime proposals, says proposed sales tax expansion for schools would destroy economy; Thurgood Marshall’s early education school to become community space; bill to ban medical marijuana in jails returns; Marylanders rally against Trump funding cut for Chesapeake; FBI called to Salisbury for racial threats; bill looks at handcuff use for warrants; MACO opposes solar panel mandate; Rawlings-Blake named to Bloomberg campaign; state grants for workforce assessment proposed; editorial on jailhouse informants; Humane Society calls for end to wildlife killing contests; ICC detours continue
Read MoreState Roundup, February 13, 2020
by Cynthia Prairie | February 13, 2020 | State Roundup | 0 |
County, city leaders urge General Assembly to provide more funding for balanced transportation spending statewide; transit panel hears testimony on bill to ban state from acquiring residential property for toll lanes for I-270, I-495; Darryll Pines, longtime engineering dean, is named new president of University of Maryland, replacing Wallace Loh; advocates push to update state’s 50-year-old open records laws; some minors would be allowed to get vaccines without parental consent; bill would reinstate capital punishment for mass murder; on a tip, state auditors question grant to buy country club/golf course with opioid funds; and resolution to set up panel to rename Western Maryland mountain.
Read MoreState Roundup, February 11, 2020
by Cynthia Prairie | February 11, 2020 | State Roundup | 0 |
Sen. Klausmeier proposes bill to ban student sex offends from school campuses; taking Trump administration one step further, Comptroller Franchot bans sale of disposable e-cigarette devices; Gov. Hogan seeks to repeal Busch-sponsored bill requiring state to pay Annapolis at least $750,000 annually; as state seeks to right history, statues of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass installed at State House; Hogan blasts President Trump on Chesapeake Bay program cuts; Sen. Carter says progressive support could help her win Cummings’ seat; and at least 11 take buyouts at Sun Media Group papers.
Read MoreRecord funding, but legislators want more for schools and search for ways to fund it
by Len Lazarick | February 4, 2020 | Education, General Assembly, News | 3 |
State spending on schools is at record levels — as it is every year — but legislators are looking for ways to pay for a package of education reforms that will cost billions more.
Read MoreDemocratic leaders in Annapolis propose crime-reduction package targeting illegal guns, recidivism
by Bryan Renbaum | February 4, 2020 | General Assembly | 0 |
The Democrats say their proposal would provide more resources to prevent recidivism. It would mandate a statewide audit of gun crimes to find out where problems exist. It would increase penalties for possession of guns that are lost and stolen, and increase cross-jurisdictional cooperation to solve crimes.
Read More2020 legislative session kicks off post-Miller era
by Bryan Renbaum | January 8, 2020 | General Assembly | 0 |
@BryanRenbaum [email protected] Commencement of the 441st legislative session of the...
Read More$1.1B capital budget passes House amid protests it spends too much
by Len Lazarick | April 4, 2012 | Governor, News | 3 |
The House of Delegates passed the $1.1 billion capital budget in a 97-41 vote Wednesday evening, with opponents complaining that the state is spending too much and putting its triple-A bond rating on the line.
Read More$925 million capital budget passes House
by Len Lazarick | April 6, 2011 | Governor, News | 2 |
The House of Delegates approved $925 million in new debt in its capital budget on Tuesday – but not before several attempts were made to trim the amount that the state was going to borrow. The capital budget is funded through bonds, and the money is spent on infrastructure projects across the state.
Read MoreFlexibility urged for maintenance of effort for school funding
by Len Lazarick | February 9, 2011 | Education, News | 0 |
A bill providing more reasons to excuse a county from maintaining its public education budget when financial times are difficult received wide support in the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday.
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