Jack Harlon Hogan

1 week ago | thedailyrecord.com | Jack Harlon Hogan

Key Takeaways:Gov. Wes Moore signs first major update to education BlueprintPlan lacks permanent funding, risking long-term deficitsMaryland faces critical teacher shortages, with 4% of positions unfilledLawmakers delay teacher collaborative time policy by 3 yearsGov. Wes Moore has enacted the first major update to Maryland’s lofty education reform plan since it became law in 2021, but he said during a recent bill-signing ceremony that the changes didn’t go far enough.

1 week ago | thedailyrecord.com | Jack Harlon Hogan

​ Key Takeaways: Maryland Democrats urge donations to offset AmeriCorps cuts $80K raised from local groups to restore lost program funding 16 AmeriCorps programs in Maryland were abruptly terminated State joins multistate lawsuit against Trump administration Two of Maryland’s leading Democrats joined leaders from Baltimore-based organizations Thursday to call for corporations, foundations and individuals to help fill the gaps suddenly left by the Trump administration’s deep cuts to...

1 week ago | thedailyrecord.com | Jack Harlon Hogan

​ Key Takeaways: Maryland Board of Public Works approves $14.3M demolition contract for Pimlico Officials express concern over racing’s future and project oversight Preakness to move to Laurel Park in 2026 during construction $4.5M land purchase in Carroll County to support new training facility ANNAPOLIS — As they approved a contract for demolition work at Pimlico Race Course after this month’s Preakness Stakes, two members of the powerful Board of Public Works were supportive but still...

1 week ago | thedailyrecord.com | Jack Harlon Hogan

​Key Takeaways:Maryland lawmakers end horse racing authority four years earlySpending and travel by the authority draw public scrutinyWilliam Cole calls for audit of authority’s finances and hiringPimlico redevelopment and Preakness Stakes plans remain on trackANNAPOLIS — A board member for the Maryland Stadium Authority on Tuesday threw into question the level of spending and alleged lack of public accounting at the state’s operating authority for thoroughbred horse racing.

1 week ago | thedailyrecord.com | Jack Harlon Hogan

Key Takeaways: House votes to stop states like California and Maryland from banning gas cars by 2035 Maryland’s energy chief says measure unlikely to pass or hold up in court GOP calls California’s zero-emission policy “extremist” and harmful Wes Moore delays Maryland enforcement by two years to aid transition State Republicans have lauded U.S. House members for voting to block California from banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 — a rule Maryland has also adopted — but Maryland’s...