Some Democrats in the General Assembly are bandying about the idea of dumping Nancy Kopp as state treasurer.

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A request for a $60 million expansion and renovation of the Southwest Airline terminal at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport led to a rare public disagreement between the governor and comptroller on the handling of a controversial change in landing patterns at the airport.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Judiciary walked away with a split decision from the Board of Public Works Wednesday after the three-member panel voted to eliminate some filing fees and rejected a request to impose new ones. The fee changes requested by ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday vetoed a bill that would remove a 50-year old process of school construction oversight, replacing it with one that gives the legislature more say and eliminates the Board of Public Works’ oversight role. Hogan ...

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A task force studying wrongful convictions in Maryland is asking state lawmakers to establish a more streamlined process for compensating and supporting people who have been exonerated, including establishing a standard amount of compensation per year of incarceration. Members of ...

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The Board of Public Works unanimously approved $7.6 Million for 11 Baltimore city parks and community projects on Wednesday. The series of Maryland Department of Natural Resources items includes funding from Program Open Space Local, the Community Parks and Playgrounds ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Board of Public Works approved a modified plan to reduce the current budget. The three-member panel unanimously approved nearly $63 million of $79.9 million in planned cuts, roughly $7 million less than proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan nearly ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Students may be going to school later in Maryland, but school superintendents from around the state will find themselves trekking to the capital earlier to talk school construction. Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday said school systems seeking funding for ...

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ANNAPOLIS — State election officials told the Board of Public Works Wednesday that they had underestimated by $1.6 million the cost of maintaining Maryland’s voting system. The board, minus Treasurer Nancy Kopp, who was not in attendance, voted 2-0 to ...

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The Department of Natural Resources requested approval to spend more than $3.4 million to buy a wooded 1,664 acre parcel along Rt. 13 in Somerset County using Program Open Space funds.

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