Jack Harlon Hogan

1 day ago | thedailyrecord.com | Jack Harlon Hogan

Key takeaways Maryland AG joins 21 others opposing Trump-backed DBE settlement The DBE Program helps minority- and women-owned firms get contracts A proposed consent order could dismantle 50-year-old protections Maryland sets higher-than-average participation goals for DBEs Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and his peers from 20 states and Washington, D.C., are calling on a federal judge to reject the Trump administration’s move to dismantle a 50-year-old affirmative action program...

1 day ago | thedailyrecord.com | Jack Harlon Hogan

Key takeaways Maryland AG joins 21 others opposing Trump-backed DBE settlement The DBE Program helps minority- and women-owned firms get contracts A proposed consent order could dismantle 50-year-old protections Maryland sets higher-than-average participation goals for DBEs Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and his peers from 20 states and Washington, D.C., are calling on a federal judge to reject the Trump administration’s move to dismantle a 50-year-old affirmative action program...

2 days ago | thedailyrecord.com | Jack Harlon Hogan

Key Takeaways:Maryland seeks consultant team to redevelop Baltimore‘s State Center. Redevelopment aims to improve transit access, housing and retail. Legal disputes delayed the project for over a decade until 2023 settlement. The $58.5M settlement ended a $200M+ exposure from litigation claims.

2 days ago | thedailyrecord.com | Jack Harlon Hogan

Key Takeaways:Federal reconciliation bill could cost Maryland $800M+ annuallyMedicaid and SNAP cuts may affect hundreds of thousandsUndocumented maternal care could trigger $250M in penaltiesState officials say Maryland’s budget is at federal funding riskThe federal reconciliation bill working its way through Congress could eventually cost Maryland more than $800 million annually, state analysts have estimated.

4 days ago | thedailyrecord.com | Jack Harlon Hogan

Key Takeaways:Gov. Wes Moore will implement a hiring freeze starting July 1Maryland aims to save $121 million in personnel spendingVoluntary buyout program for state employees to be announcedRepublicans say Moore’s reversal validates earlier proposalsMaryland’s state government will institute a hiring freeze, offer buyouts and eliminate vacant positions to save about $121 million, Gov. Wes Moore said in a letter sent to state employees Tuesday.