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brooklynite

(93,851 posts)
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 10:38 AM Jan 2015

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.

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-hogan-budget-20150120-story.html#page=1

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Hogan budget would cut state worker pay, city school aid (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2015 OP
Power to the people. CrispyQ Jan 2015 #1
They had the power to elect the other guy... brooklynite Jan 2015 #3
they do, and sometimes they make incredibly stupid decisions. geek tragedy Jan 2015 #8
Typical GOP actions. You get what you elect. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2015 #2
It's sickening how low turnout elections have consequences like this BumRushDaShow Jan 2015 #4
Well elections have consequences.... Historic NY Jan 2015 #5
SURPRISE!!!! atreides1 Jan 2015 #6
But I bet his actions draw cheers from the rest of Maryland's hoople asses. Hoppy Jan 2015 #7
I wonder what the heavily Democratic legislature will do with his proposal? CreekDog Jan 2015 #9

CrispyQ

(36,225 posts)
1. Power to the people.
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 10:41 AM
Jan 2015

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?

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
8. they do, and sometimes they make incredibly stupid decisions.
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 01:04 PM
Jan 2015

the people of Maryland did so here.

BumRushDaShow

(127,298 posts)
4. It's sickening how low turnout elections have consequences like this
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 10:44 AM
Jan 2015


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)
5. Well elections have consequences....
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 11:08 AM
Jan 2015

people will complain but they didn't vote. Were told here you have to have a reason to vote.

atreides1

(16,046 posts)
6. SURPRISE!!!!
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 11:31 AM
Jan 2015

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)
7. But I bet his actions draw cheers from the rest of Maryland's hoople asses.
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 01:00 PM
Jan 2015

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.

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