ANNAPOLIS – A series of fund transfers that would close nearly half the state’s projected $2 billion budget shortfall has sparked some concern that the move could harm Maryland’s future finances and its prized AAA bond rating
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BRAC Transformation Underway at Aberdeen
ANNAPOLIS — About 1,400 people have already moved to Aberdeen Proving Ground as part of Base Realignment and Closure transitions, Army and Harford County officials told a Maryland Senate committee Wednesday
Maryland Construction Firms Face Gloomy 2010 Forecast
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s construction industry is one of the hardest hit in the nation, and the business’s picture nationally is not likely to get much better, according to a forecast released Wednesday
Poll: Md Dem Leaders’ Maintain Popularity in Poor Economy
WASHINGTON – Although Maryland voters are most concerned about the troubled economy and health care, a new poll shows that attitude isn’t translating into a dramatic backlash against the state’s top Democrats — a scenario played out in Tuesday’s Massachusetts Senate race
School Districts Request Construction Money at “Hope-A-Thon”
ANNAPOLIS – School systems from all over the state asked the Board of Public Works for more money Wednesday, hoping to get some, or all, of $62
Mental Health Advocates Rally for Funds and Alcohol Tax
ANNAPOLIS – More than 300 health providers, policy makers, and citizens concerned or affected by mental illness rallied on Lawyer’s Mall Wednesday afternoon protesting any further cuts in the mental health budget and supporting a bill that would tax alcohol to benefit mental health causes
Delegation Goes to Bat for Snowstorm Funds
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s congressional delegation is encouraging President Obama to loosen the purse strings on federal funding to cover the toll December’s record-breaking snowstorm took on public resources
Watermen Fight to Protect Oyster Harvesting Techniques
ANNAPOLIS – More than 150 watermen took a day off from the water Tuesday to protest a proposed oyster restoration plan and support a bill they say will help them hang on to their livelihood
Maryland Tea Party Star Hopes to Unseat Hoyer
ANNAPOLIS – It didn’t take much for Charles Lollar to fire up the audience as one of the first speakers at Wednesday’s Tea Party rally in Annapolis