Gov. Larry Hogan’s Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2015, a bill that includes 32 pages of various funding initiatives — on spending, tax, and mandate cuts, as well as fund transfers — had its first hearing Tuesday.
Maryland’s Medicaid Claims System Contract Suspended, According to Audit
More than $27 million has been paid to replace an outdated system that manages Medicaid claims for the state, but work has fallen grossly behind schedule and is unreliable in quality, according to an audit released this month by Maryland’s Department of Legislative Services.
Foster Care Funding Bill Draws Dispute Between Veteran, Freshman Senators
A roundup of bills discussed in Annapolis on Wednesday.
House Ways and Means Committee Hears Bills on Gambling, Student Data Protection, Financial Literacy Education, School Funding
A roundup of bills heard Thursday in the state legislature.
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Hears Bills on School Funding, Free College, Transportation Revenues
A roundup of bills heard Wednesday in the state legislature.
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Hears Bills on School Funding, Free College, Transportation Revenues
Maryland State Budget ‘Balanced on the Backs of Our Students’
State legislators and education heavy-hitters gathered at the Maryland State Education Association headquarters in Annapolis Tuesday, rallying for the reversal of Gov. Larry Hogan’s proposed $144 million cuts to public education funding.
Funding for Higher Education Leaves Maryland’s Community Colleges ‘Squeezed’
A provision in a state statute guarantees that each of Maryland’s community colleges receives no less than it did the prior year, but Gov. Larry Hogan’s proposed budget for the 2016 fiscal year includes plans to reverse that.
Maryland Charter Schools Push for Independence; State Laws Keep Control With Local School Boards
Maryland’s public charter schools feel stifled under current state laws that keep them under the authorization and governance of local school boards, but the creation of separate charter school boards could cost taxpayers and students much more.