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Members of the General Assembly's Spending Affordability and fiscal committees learned of a lower than expected revenue shortfall yesterday during a briefing by the Department of Legislative Services (DLS). Warren Deschenaux, Executive Director of DLS, informed the members that the state budget gap, originally anticipated to be $740 million, has been reduced to $250 million [...]
Governor Hogan recently issued an executive order directing the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security to coordinate, improve, and implement an updated cybersecurity plan to ensure that Maryland is prepared to confront today’s cyber threats. From the Governor's press release: The order lays out a collaborative process for the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, led by Walter [...]
Acting Secretary of Health Dennis Schrader announced yesterday the appointment of Dionne Washington as the new Chief of Staff for the Medicaid program. Ms. Washington has more than 20 years of combined government, private sector and health care experience. She has previously worked at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as an executive associate, first working [...]
An article by Josh Kurtz of Maryland Matters highlights potential changes in the Maryland Senate during this election cycle. ...between a combination of retirements, bids for higher office, scrapes with the law and possible defeats, the state Senate is likely to see one of its biggest shake-ups in recent memory – perhaps entirely on the [...]
Several new laws took effect on October 1 ranging from measures to ban hydraulic fracking to ethics reform. An article in the Washington Post describes some of the measures. The measures include: a law on price gouging that gives the state attorney general the authority to sue drug companies that dramatically increase the price of [...]
State Reduces Revenue by $53 Million The Board of Public Works approved a reduction in the State’s revenue projections for fiscal year 2018 by $53 million, a 0.3 percent decrease over prior estimates. The Board also announced an estimated reduction in revenues for fiscal year 2019 of $73.5 million. According to a statement from the Comptroller’s [...]
The Board of Public Works approved a reduction in the State's revenue projections for fiscal year 2018 by $53 million, a 0.3 percent decrease over prior estimates. The Board also announced an estimated reduction in revenues for fiscal year 2019 of $73.5 million. According to a statement from the Comptroller's Office the reductions are largely driven by [...]
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Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz launched his bid today for the Democratic nomination for Governor. As reported by the Baltimore Sun, Kamenetz, 59, said his experience running Maryland’s third-largest jurisdiction will translate to success running the state. “As county executive, I’ve gotten real results,” Kamenetz told The Baltimore Sun. “I’ve created jobs. I’ve improved schools. I’ve [...]
