ANNAPOLIS — After a wildly surprising budget meltdown this week in the General Assembly, Gov. Martin O’Malley said Thursday he accepts some responsibility for the failure to replace $512 million in spending cuts with a package including tax hikes and ...

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HAGERSTOWN— The University System of Maryland is naming a new executive director for its Hagerstown center. The center said Wednesday that Mark Halsey will assume the office May 21. Halsey is currently director of finance and administration for distance learning ...

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The former attorney general of North Dakota can proceed with his age discrimination lawsuit against Georgetown Law, a federal judge has ruled. Nicholas Spaeth is also suing the University System of Maryland because he did not get an interview for ...

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Last year, 5,522 state employees brought home paychecks that added up to $100,000 or more, according to salary figures from the comptroller’s office. That’s about 6 percent of most full-time workers employed by the state and 383 more than in ...

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Having wriggled out of Senate President Mike Miller’s bear hug of a merger proposal, the University System of Maryland announced with great fanfare last week a strategic alliance between the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University of Maryland, College ...

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Juliette B. Bell will be the next president of the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents announced Wednesday. Bell, who will take over at UMES July 1, has 20 years of experience in ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Before William Kirwan left the state in 1998 to become president of the Ohio State University, the former University of Maryland, College Park, president spoke in Annapolis about his vision for universities in Maryland. For the state to ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The University System of Maryland Board of Regents will be voting on a plan for a structured collaboration between the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the University of Maryland, College Park. The meeting will take place in Annapolis ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Legislation that would strip state agencies of a portion of their budget should they have repeat audit findings would add teeth to such legislative audits, the bill’s sponsor said Tuesday. If passed, the state could realize significant savings ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Legislation that would strip state agencies of a portion of their budget should they have repeat audit findings would add teeth to such legislative audits, the bill’s sponsor said Tuesday. If passed, the state could realize significant savings ...

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