ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Department of Juvenile Services Secretary Sam Abed says the department will bring large contracts needed to run the agency to state officials to review in a more timely manner. Abed told the Board of Public Works on ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Board of Public Works has approved $265 million for school construction, but cash-strapped local officials are feeling the strain of finding money to operate them once they are built. The board on Wednesday decided to give Charles ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is pulling a $2.4 billion prescription drug contract from consideration before a state board, saying a challenge to the deal should be completed first. The Board of Public Works was scheduled to decide Wednesday whether ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Treasurer Nancy Kopp has been re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly. Kopp, a Democrat who has been treasurer since 2002, was chosen by lawmakers on Thursday over Republican William Campbell. The Democrat-controlled General Assembly chose Kopp during ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Three bond rating agencies have affirmed Maryland’s Triple A bond rating. Treasurer Nancy Kopp made the announcement Wednesday. She says the state will sell up to $485 million in general obligation bonds on March 9. The state uses ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The “bank local” movement has returned to the General Assembly, with a bipartisan group of lawmakers pushing a pair of bills that would give small Maryland banks a leg up in winning the state’s business. A similar effort ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Seeing that bids from experienced companies were more than $400,000 cheaper, Comptroller Peter Franchot voted against a contract for Holder Construction Co. to do construction management for a new student center at Bowie State University. The contract was ...

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A state commission is poised to vote next week on changes to the state’s retirement and health care benefits to recommend to the legislature after getting a four-month crash course in the underfunded benefits system. “These are decisions that impact ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The state approved on Wednesday a $913,000 settlement with the Baltimore Orioles, finally putting to a rest a dispute over stadium rent that has simmered for six years. The deal also modifies the team’s lease of Oriole Park ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland board has approved a $485 million contract over 15 years with Motorola Inc. to begin building a single communications network to link all first responders and state officials across Maryland. The Board of Public Works voted ...

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