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Maryland: Board Of Public Works

August 5, 2009 - 02:44 pm
NEWS FEED: The Dagger

Governor O’Malley Announces BPW Approval Of Forest Legacy Easement In Harford County

By Dagger News Service

Annapolis, Md. – Governor Martin O’Malley today announced Board of Public Works approval of a federally funded Forest Legacy Conservation Easement to preserve a 376.65-acre property within the Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation in Harford County. The Baltimore Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America owns the Reservation, a 1,666-acre property primarily comprised of [...]

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June 2, 2009 - 04:39 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Franchot pledges to tweet Board of Public Works -- but not while he does his job

By Laura Smitherman

Never one to miss an opportunity to be in the public eye, Comptroller Peter Franchot has been an avid Tweeter in recent weeks, posting thoughts about hockey, his dog’s looks and his son’s birthday on Twitter.com. He also uses the...

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June 2, 2009 - 04:39 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Franchot pledges to tweet Board of Public Works -- but not while he does his job

By Laura Smitherman

Never one to miss an opportunity to be in the public eye, Comptroller Peter Franchot has been an avid Tweeter in recent weeks, posting thoughts about hockey, his dog’s looks and his son’s birthday on Twitter.com. He also uses the...

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February 15, 2009 - 12:28 pm
NEWS FEED: Red Maryland

PG Delegation bills to interfere with, or raise the cost of, PG County government

By D. C. Russell (noreply@blogger.com)

Comment: 

The Prince George's County house delegation is not only sponsoring multiple bills to override the will of Prince George's County voters by forcing county-specific taxes on the residents of the county, these Tax and Spend Democrats are also sponsoring bills that would both interfere in and micromanage local affairs and increase the costs of the already deficit-ridden county government.

I would hope that, when these bills come to committee and to the floor, Republicans will oppose them rather than defer to the wishes of their Big Government, Tax and Tax and Spend and Spend Democratic colleagues.

HB 958 (PG 404-09)

Entitled: Prince George's County - Public School Construction - Joint Signature Letter and State Funding

Synopsis:
Prohibiting the submission of a specified letter to the Interagency Committee on School Construction without the signatures of the Senate and House chairs of the Prince George's County delegation to the General Assembly; requiring the Board of Public Works to include planning and design as an eligible public school construction or capital improvement cost for Prince George's County; etc.

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January 27, 2009 - 09:00 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

O'Malley announces the same thing he announced yesterday

By Andy Green

Gov. O'Malley announced this afternoon that he'll be holding off on cuts to K-12 education, community colleges and other things that he had been planning to take up at tomorrow's Board of Public Works meeting until Maryland knows what it...

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Tue, 10/28/2008 - 09:57

O'Malley: No slots would likely mean more cuts

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

BALTIMORE -- If November's slots referendum doesn't pass, the remaining option is more cuts, according to Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Baltimore).
 
"I don't think there is any political will for going back to revenues, because we've already looked at that," O'Malley told PolitickerMD.com at the state Democratic Party's One Week to Victory 2008 Gala on Monday.
 

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Wed, 10/15/2008 - 13:54

BPW approves $345M in budget cuts

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

The Board of Public Works approved over $345 million in additional budget cuts at Wednesday's meeting, according to the governor's office.

The reductions, which impact the fiscal year 2009 state budget, included over $297 million in general funds and $50 million in special and federal funds.

The announcement comes after Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Baltimore) began asking state agencies to identify cuts of up to 5 percent. The Board of Public Works also approved the elimination of 880 state positions, 830 of which were vacant.

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Wed, 10/15/2008 - 11:02

News-Post: Frederick County Council looks to save $3M with hiring freeze

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

The Frederick County Commission is set to consider a hiring freeze next week to combat the county's $7 million budget shortfall, according to The Frederick News-Post.

The freeze is set to be discussed at a budget presentation on Tuesday and is expected to save the county $3 million. The county currently has approximately 118 vacant positions and commissioners are expected to target non-essential services, reports the News-Post.

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Tue, 10/14/2008 - 16:45

Franchot to support O'Malley's cuts, but not his slots

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Comptroller Peter Franchot (D-Takoma Park) says he'll support Gov. Martin O'Malley's (D-Baltimore) proposed budget cuts at tomorrow's Board of Public Works meeting, but insists he still differs with the governor on November's slots referendum.

"At this point, it is clear we are in the midst of the most serious economic situation we have seen since the Great Depression, and we have no choice but to tighten our belts and reign in State spending," Franchot said in a statement.

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Thu, 10/09/2008 - 11:20

Sun: O'Malley considers steeper cuts, furloughs

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Facing a looming budget shortfall, Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Baltimore) announced he would be considering steeper cuts to funding for health care and education and is considering a furlough program, according to The Baltimore Sun.

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