FOREST HEIGHTS — Democratic lawmakers vowed Wednesday to pump $2.2 billion in additional money into school construction projects across the state. The proposal, announced in a 66-year-old Prince George’s County elementary school that is closed to students because of structural ...

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The first building rebuilt through a $1 billion plan to modernize or rebuild aging public schools in a Maryland city has been unveiled.

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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 — Gov. Larry Hogan said he will ignore budget language meant to curb the role of the Board of Public Works in giving final approval to recommendations for state school construction funding. Hogan, speaking at the board’s Wednesday meeting, ...

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A panel charged with making recommendations on nearly $114 million in state aid for local school construction projects was unable to vote Thursday after Gov. Larry Hogan ordered his two representatives to stay away in protest. The absence of Planning ...

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The outgoing executive director of the state's Interagency Committee on School Construction shouldn't wait until Sept. to leave his position, according to the governor.

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Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot vowed to send more messages on providing air conditioning in classrooms to Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and said he expects fallout from a decision Wednesday to fence off $15 million in school construction money.

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Tension between Lever and governor, and changes on the state school board have some, including Lever, hinting at a possible departure.

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Comptroller Peter Franchot chastises local government officials for being indifferent to the conditions in classrooms without air conditioning.

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The comptroller expressed concern about legislative interference in a policy vote and Miller accuses Franchot of focusing on local issues to the detriment of his job.

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