A complex and contentious $2.4 billion contract for state employees’ prescription drugs was awarded to St. Louis-based Express Scripts on Wednesday, over the protests of Comptroller Peter Franchot and the Maryland company holding the old contract.
Read MoreThe Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a one-year extension of a disputed contract providing prescription drug coverage to state employees so the coverage doesn’t lapse while the Board of Contract Appeals considers the protest. According to state campaign finance records, executives and family members involved with the company, which state officials wants to drop, gave campaign contributions of more than $70,000 to Gov. Martin O’Malley and Comptroller Peter Franchot in the last 12 months.
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