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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced new spending proposals Thursday that would boost funding for K-12 education, drug addiction treatment and new construction at five of the state’s universities. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced new spending proposals Thursday that would boost funding for K-12 education and drug addiction treatment and pay for new construction at five of the state’s universities.
The $77 million plan is separate from the initial $42 billion budget that Hogan (R) pitched to the state legislature in January. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee is expected to approve the original budget with minor tweaks this week, sending it to the full Senate for consideration. The $77 million plan is the latest addition to the $42 billion budget Hogan (R) pitched to the state legislature in January. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee is expected to approve the original budget with minor tweaks this week, sending it to the full Senate for consideration.
Much of the additional money in Hogan’s new proposals would come from an estimated $58 million in savings from fewer Marylanders enrolling in Medicaid as the state economy improved, the administration said. Much of the additional money for Hogan’s new proposals would come from an estimated $58 million in savings from fewer Marylanders enrolling in Medicaid as the state economy improved, the administration said.
The newly announced proposals include $13.8 million in one-time funding for K-12 education, with $12.7 million slated for Baltimore and $1.1 million for Calvert County. The proposals include $13.8 million in one-time funding for K-12 education, with $12.7 million slated for Baltimore and $1.1 million for Calvert County. Both jurisdictions have experienced declining enrollment, which means they would receive less money next year under the state’s school-funding formula.
The plan would also provide $3 million to support addiction treatment in prisons and reduce drug-related crime and recidivism as part of the administration’s efforts to address a fast-growing heroin and opioid addiction epidemic. Earlier this year, the governor recommended similar aid for other counties that have seen enrollment drops, including Carroll, Garrett and Kent.
Hogan’s latest plan would also provide $3 million to support addiction treatment in prisons as part of the administration’s efforts to address a fast-growing heroin and opioid addiction epidemic.
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The governor proposed an additional $46.2 million for construction at various public universities, including nearly $32 million for a new biomedical sciences and engineering building at the Universities at Shady Grove in Montgomery County and $4.7 million for a student services facility at Morgan State University in Baltimore.The governor proposed an additional $46.2 million for construction at various public universities, including nearly $32 million for a new biomedical sciences and engineering building at the Universities at Shady Grove in Montgomery County and $4.7 million for a student services facility at Morgan State University in Baltimore.
Coppin State, the University of Maryland Baltimore County and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore would also receive funding.Coppin State, the University of Maryland Baltimore County and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore would also receive funding.
Maryland’s Legislative Black Caucus sharply criticized Hogan last month for deferring money for Morgan State, a historically black college, while funding a new Baltimore City jail. The governor responded that same day by saying he would cancel the jail construction plan to free up money for educational priorities.Maryland’s Legislative Black Caucus sharply criticized Hogan last month for deferring money for Morgan State, a historically black college, while funding a new Baltimore City jail. The governor responded that same day by saying he would cancel the jail construction plan to free up money for educational priorities.
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In a statement about the new proposals, Hogan focused on education spending.
“Education has and always will be a top priority for our administration, and moving forward with these important projects at Maryland universities will benefit college students for decades,” he said.
Hogan said his new spending proposals would leave the state with a projected surplus of $303 million at the end of the year, compared to an estimated $450 million cash balance under his initial budget.Hogan said his new spending proposals would leave the state with a projected surplus of $303 million at the end of the year, compared to an estimated $450 million cash balance under his initial budget.
The governor’s announcement came one day after the state Board of Revenue Estimates revised its two-year revenue projections downward by about $51 million and encouraged fiscal restraint. Earlier in the week, Hogan blasted Democrats for proposing dozens of bills that — if they all passed — would increase spending by $3.7 billion over the next five years.
Hogan spokesman Doug Mayer said the governor’s spending proposals are different from those measures because they involve one-year rather than longterm expenditures.
Hogan’s original budget fully funded all state spending formulas, and the supplemental proposals have addressed other priorities raised by the Democratically controlled state legislature. As a result, Democrats in the General Assembly have found few aspects of the plan to challenge.
“Many of the things we have been pushing for that we were going to try to address, the governor addressed them,” said Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Vice Chair Richard Madaleno (D-Montgomery).
The committee has made only slight changes to Hogan’s fiscal plan, largely by adding language that would withhold some funding if recipients or the administration fail to meet various reporting requirements, such as one that says non-public schools must show compliance with anti-discrimination policies in order to receive state aid.
The panel postponed its scheduled Thursday vote on Hogan’s budget until Friday morning in order to determine whether changes are needed in light of the new spending proposals.