The spending plan does not include any dramatic changes or major initiatives that could be controversial. “I think it’s a great beginning to a second term,” said Maggie McIntosh (D-Baltimore City), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. A line forms outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis to greet Gov. “It’s a status-quo, autopilot budget that continues to utilize outdated funding formulas that leave our schools underfunded annually,” said Steven Hershkowitz, a spokesman for the Maryland State Educators Association. Hogan’s plan includes the $200 million Kirwan requested but would use $65 million of the $125 million in casino revenue to pay for school construction.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2019 00:24 UTC