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Cutting the budgets of agencies that have problems with waste, poor policies, and lack of adequate controls will spur them to fix the problems more quickly, said Del. Gail Bates, R-Howard. Bates, a new member of the Joint Audit Committee, has proposed a bill that would allow budget committees to withhold up to 5% of an agency's funds if there are at least three repeated findings on the regular audit reports done every three years by the Office of Legislative Audits.
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The House and Senate sent separate versions of the Public Defender Act for a final vote expected on Wednesday, which will establish the time frame for a defendant's right to counsel and the appearance before a district court judge.
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After officials from the State Retirement and Pension System shared a positive investment outlook with members of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee on Tuesday, Jeff Hooke of the Maryland Tax Education Foundation told the senators about his idea for bigger returns: fire the Wall Street managers.
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Former Atty Gens. Curran and Sachs line up behind repealing death penalty; religious leaders file to start petition drive to repeal same-sex marriage; school safety cited as reason for long-term student suspensions; maintenance of effort and teacher pension shift continues to dominate county concerns; transgender bias bill gets a hearing; and Democrat John Delaney gets new campaign manager for 6th District race. |
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