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From Maryland State Wire

MACC leader anticipates learning more about Hogan's newest education initiatives

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

An advocate for Maryland's 16 community colleges voiced some cautious optimism about Gov. Larry Hogan's recent announcement of initiatives to make college more affordable and reduce student debt.

From Maryland State Wire

Frederick County to receive over $446,000 from Children's Cabinet Fund

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

The Frederick County Local Management Board is drawing on past experience to determine how best to apply its share of the almost $20 million in statewide grants from the Children's Cabinet Fund as announced by Gov. Larry Hogan's office this month, a local official said during a recent interview.

From Maryland State Wire

Caroline County to receive more than $613,000 in Children's Cabinet Fund grants

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Cooking Matters 2 Generation is one of the programs in Caroline County that will benefit from a share of the almost $20 million in statewide grants from the Children's Cabinet Fund as announced by Gov. Larry Hogan's office this month, a local official said during a recent interview.

From Maryland State Wire

Jealous' grimace means he doesn't know Maryland's 'forgotten counties', GOP official says

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Maryland Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous' recent faltering and ultimately failed attempt to answer a basic question about issues in one county could be the grimace-heard-round-the-state, a Baltimore County Republican Party official said.

From Maryland State Wire

Queen Anne's County to receive over $360,000 from Children's Cabinet Fund

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Hopes have been fulfilled in Queen Anne's County, where the Local Management Board will receive a share of the almost $20 million in statewide grants from the Children's Cabinet Fund.

From Maryland State Wire

Carroll County to receive over $500,000 from Children's Cabinet Fund

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Young people in Carroll County will be among those who will benefit when the county's Local Management Board receives more than $500,000 of the almost $20 million in statewide grants from the Children's Cabinet Fund.

From Maryland State Wire

Worcester County to receive more than $800,000 from Children's Cabinet Fund

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Worcester County's Local Management Board (LMB) now knows how much it will receive as its share of the almost $20 million in statewide grants from the Children's Cabinet Fund as announced by Gov. Larry Hogan's office this month, a local official said during a recent interview.

From Maryland State Wire

Kent County LMB to receive over $435,000 in Children's Cabinet Fund grants

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Kent County Local Management Board's portion of almost $20 million in statewide grant awards from the Children's Cabinet Fund, announced by Gov. Larry Hogan's office this month, will be put to good use among some of the area's disadvantaged, a board official said during a recent interview.

From Baltimore City Wire

Baltimore County to receive almost $1.5 million in Children's Cabinet Fund grants

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

The homeless, children in poverty, and other vulnerable groups in Baltimore County will benefit from an almost $1.5 million grant award from the Children's Cabinet Fund, as announced by Gov. Larry Hogan's office this month.

From Maryland State Wire

Governor's office releases $18.6 million for education initiatives

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Gov. Larry Hogan has announced $18.6 million in new education funding for initiatives and recommendations, including those by Maryland's Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education.

From Maryland State Wire

Baltimore-Washington Parkway expansion plan moves ahead despite 'boondoogle' claim

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Two public interest groups are calling it a "boondoggle" but Gov. Larry Hogan's $9 billion traffic relief plan for the congested Baltimore-Washington Parkway is moving ahead, according to the governor's office and published news stories.

From Maryland State Wire

Maryland flags remain at half staff following Capital Gazette shooting

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Maryland state flags remain at half staff following the deaths of four journalists and a sales assistant during a shooting last week in the newsroom of the Capital Gazette shooting in Annapolis.

From Maryland State Wire

Maryland's incoming PSC chair brings extensive experience to new role

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Maryland's newly appointed Public Service Commission Chairman Jason Stanek, an adviser in Washington as well as a longtime civil servant, said during a recent interview that he's serious about taking up the job next week.

From Maryland State Wire

Maryland under Gov. Hogan "increasingly business-friendly," SparkPost founder says

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Maryland under Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is turning into a state where it's good to do business, the co-founder of a cloud service provider that recently moved its headquarters to Columbia said during a recent interview.