Direct-support staff funding for people with disabilities is at stake
NIST Receives $1.1 Billion in Obama’s Proposed Budget
The National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg will gain an additional $255.8 million, for a total of $1.1 billion, next year if President Barack Obama’s proposed budget is passed.
Graphic: Hogan vs. O’Malley on State of State Priorities
During Gov. Larry Hogan’s first State of the State speech this week, he spent way more time talking about the state budget and taxes than his predecessor Gov. Martin O’Malley.
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.
Hogan, Franchot Share Concerns Over Procurement, School Maintenance at Governor’s First Public Works Meeting
At his first Board of Public Works meeting, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan found an ally in Comptroller Peter Franchot, who supported the governor’s increased focus on school maintenance over replacement, and reforming the state’s contract-award process.
Gov. Hogan’s Budget Affirms Spending for Roads, Education, While Details Worry Maryland Democrats
Gov. Larry Hogan’s first, $40.4 billion budget, released in detail Friday, boosts overall funding to education — though it cuts discretionary payments to some schools — and maintains planned road construction while paring back funding for Medicaid and state agencies and employees.
Hogan Announces Budget, Touts Education as Priority
Twenty-four hours after being sworn in, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced his 2016 budget, cutting agency spending by 2 percent, but increasing funding for K-12 schools and higher ed.
Education Groups Fear For School Funding with Budget Woes, New Governor, Legislators
Gov.-elect Larry Hogan’s transition team has curtains pulled tight over the budget until after he takes office, but many education groups are gearing up to fight for programs they feel are particularly endangered.
State Highway Administration Adds to Snow Removal Arsenal
Highway officials lay out details for snow removal and other harsh winter conditions.