Hogan budget would cut state worker pay, city school aid
Source: Baltimore
Gov. Larry Hogan outlined a budget plan Thursday that would cut school aid to Baltimore and state workers' pay but preserve at least for now funding for two light rail lines.
The new Republican governor said his budget with cuts to every state agency and to Medicaid providers statewide would put Maryland on the road to fiscal health while preserving core programs from onerous reductions.
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State employees, who after years of pay freezes got a 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment in January, would lose that increase as of July 1. In addition, they would not receive a COLA or merit raises next year.
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CrispyQ
(36,225 posts)Does that phrase have any meaning anymore? TPTB choose our candidates for us. Their money has infiltrated every sector of politics. Do the People have any power anymore?
brooklynite
(93,851 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)the people of Maryland did so here.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)BumRushDaShow
(127,298 posts)I am glad that at least here in PA, we had enough turnout to boot Corbett and get a Dem in. Just need to get at least one of the legislative chambers back.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)people will complain but they didn't vote. Were told here you have to have a reason to vote.
atreides1
(16,046 posts)Maryland State workers who voted for Mr. Hogan are going to get what they really wanted, even if Hogan never said anything about cutting their pay...and those workers who didn't bother to vote, I got no sympathy for you!
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)Fuck the over-paid state workers? Republicans think that's the best idea since Postum Instant Drink came back on the market.
Yes, for the culturally sensitive, the "Fuck the state workers" sentence is sarcasm.