William Ford

1 week ago | southernmarylandchronicle.com | Bryan P. Sears |William Ford |David Higgins

Campuses in the University System of Maryland were warned Thursday afternoon to brace for another 7% cut to their budgets in the coming year, on top of the 4% the system was forced to absorb as part of a statewide budget challenge earlier this year. University System Chancellor Jay Perman, in a video message to more than 40,000 faculty and staff at campuses across the state, said individual campus presidents all agree that personnel cuts should be a last resort.

1 month ago | southernmarylandchronicle.com | William Ford |David Higgins

Gov. Wes Moore’s veto of the Maryland Reparations Commission bill came as a shock to lawmakers here, but they are confident they can override the veto, making it little more than a temporary setback for the initiative. “We’re not done in getting this bill into a law. That is the ultimately goal, no matter what hurdles are in front of us,” said Del. Aletheia McCaskill (D-Baltimore County), who sponsored a House version of the measure and helped pass Senate Bill 587, sponsored by Sen. C.

1 month ago | aei.org | Philip A. Wallach |Zachary Price |William Ford |Gregg Nunziata

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2 months ago | southernmarylandchronicle.com | Danielle Brown |William Ford |Bryan P. Sears |David Higgins

The governor was disappointed, some of the biggest bills got put off to the last day, last-minute wrangling doomed some bills and saved some others, and it all ended at midnight with balloons and confetti raining down from the galleries to mark the end of 90 days of work. In other words, just another Sine Die. It was a final day that proceeded at the usual hectic pace but with little of the usual drama. When lawmakers convened on Jan.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Danielle J. Brown |William Ford |Bryan P. Sears |Christine Condon

Confetti and balloons drop on Senate Reading Clerk Andrea Jones, marking the end of the 2025 General Assembly session. (Photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)The governor was disappointed, some of the biggest bills got put off to the last day, last-minute wrangling doomed some bills and saved some others, and it all ended at midnight with balloons and confetti raining down from the galleries to mark the end of 90 days of work. In other words, just another Sine Die.