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New contractor to be named at state-owned nursing facility after reports of abuse, neglect
Maryland will announce the company that will assume management and operation of Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in the wake of reports of abuse and neglect there.
State treasurer expresses concerns over costly suits, settlements
Maryland's treasurer called on state agencies to exhibit restraint and avoid costly lawsuits and settlements.
Md. board OKs leases to move agencies to downtown Baltimore
The Maryland Board of Public Works voted to approve the final set of leases to move a dozen state agencies and more than 3,000 employees to downtown Baltimore.
Maryland board OKs additional $83K to exoneree in 1984 killing
Maryland has agreed to pay the first death row inmate exonerated post-conviction by DNA an additional $83,000.
BPW approves new electric buses for BWI
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a contract to purchase eight new battery-electric, zero-emission buses for BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Wrongfully convicted Maryland man to get nearly $1 million payment
Maryland’s Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a payment of nearly $1 million to a Baltimore man who spent 27 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. It is the second payment that the man, 73-year-old Michael Austin, has received for the time he spent behind bars. He became eligible for […]
Wrongfully convicted man awarded $550,000 under Walter Lomax Act
A Baltimore man who was wrongfully convicted of robbery and spent nearly a decade behind bars will receive more than $550,000 under a new law.
The case against Kopp
Some Democrats in the General Assembly are bandying about the idea of dumping Nancy Kopp as state treasurer.
$60M expansion, renovation of BWI’s Southwest terminal approved
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.
New Judiciary filing fees rejected by Hogan, board
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 the courts drew the attention of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, who has made cutting fees […]
Hogan vetoes school construction oversight bill
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 vetoed the “this last-minute, secret bill” during the Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday. The […]
Wrongful convictions task force supports standardized compensation
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 the the Task Force to Study Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment, established last year by the […]
