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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Lawmakers are seriously considering a $30 million reduction to
Baltimore City’s share of the state aid that local jurisdictions share
for road maintenance.
But city legislators are prepared to fight the staff proposal to
redistribute that money to the state’s 23 other jurisdictions. Analysts
say the move would more evenly distribute the money, which comes from
gasoline, vehicle registration and titling taxes categorized as
“highway user revenues.”
Local governments have taken a hit across the board, as the state
kept most of the highway revenues that it usually sends to counties in
order to balance the state budget. More |
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
 A bill giving businesses tax breaks for donating to private school
scholarships hit a speed bump on the Senate floor Wednesday, as a
senator expressed concerns about access for children with developmental
disabilities. More |
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
| Veterans Affairs Secretary Edward Chow said salary figures quoted in yesterday’s story about the department were inaccurate. More |
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
| Delegates representing six counties have moved to exempt these
jurisdictions from a bill that would make it easier for local
librarians to unionize, citing concerns about the costs. More |
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
| The Senate budget committee chairman said he expects the panel to
approve the continued payment of the $145,000 salary of the chief of
staff for the secretary of Veterans Affairs, despite a staff
recommendation to cut the new post that pays 80 percent more than the
salary of the secretary himself More |
Monday, March 08, 2010
| The Senate won’t start making decisions on the state budget for another
week, after pushing back the Monday date for subcommittees to start
making cuts to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s $32 billion proposal. More |
Monday, March 08, 2010
| The city of Annapolis is spending an estimated
$1.3 million in mostly federal stimulus funds to make eco-friendly
improvements to its Gotts Court Garage and surface parking lot, though
the improvements will actually eliminate one space in parking-strapped
downtown. More |
Sunday, March 07, 2010
| The tug-of-war over state spending was on vivid display at the State
House Wednesday, with most of the participants tugging for more money
or less cutting, but there were also some significant yanks for fiscal
restraint. More |
Friday, March 05, 2010
| Local school officials railed against a bill that would create a
neutral third party to handle school labor disputes, warning that the
measure could usurp local spending authority.
More |
Friday, March 05, 2010
| The Maryland Transit Administration may not have enough money for
personnel and operations in next year's budget, legislative analysts
warn, but state transit officials insist that they’ll make do with the
funding the governor gave them. More |
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
| A key House committee might finally vote on giving tax relief to
businesses that donate to programs for private schools, its chairwoman
says, after shelving the proposal for the past two years. More |
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
| The state’s shield law for professional journalists would be extended
to unpaid student reporters, under a bill moving through the House of
Delegates. More |
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