By Pamela Wood A Sate Senator who is considering a run for Baltimore County executive wants to prevent developers from giving campaign donations to county candidates. Sen. Jim Brochin, a Democrat from Towson, plans to introduce legislation in the General Assembly as a way to end what he calls “pay-to-play” developer contributions.  Brochin announced details […]

By Bryan Sears A $3 billion gap in state funding needed to satisfy growing statewide school construction needs could lead to a wholesale changes in how Maryland funds and builds the projects. Requests from the state’s 23 counties and Baltimore city are expected to approach $4.5 billion through fiscal 2022 but anticipated funding only will […]

Common sense legislation will create more transparency and accountability in transportation funding and decision-making  Annapolis, MD – Speaker of the House Michael E. Busch, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr, and legislative leadership today announced common sense legislation to create more transparency and accountability in deciding how Maryland taxpayer dollars are spent on transportation […]

By Ovetta Wiggins Democratic legislative leaders in Maryland want to create a small matching-funds program for middle-income and poor families who use the state’s college saving plan. Under legislation supported by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) and House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel), families who deposit money into Maryland’s 529 College […]