State Roundup: Frederick County exec race begins to heat up as Hough, Hagen spar; Gansler running for governor again
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HOUGH, HAGEN SPAR AS FREDERICK COUNTY EXEC RACE HEATS UP: The race for Frederick County executive is only in its early stages but it has already begun to heat up. On Monday, state Sen. Michael Hough (Frederick and Carroll), the only Republican in the race, ripped one of the Democratic candidates as “far-left,” Bryan Renbaum reports in Maryland Reporter.
SALMON 1-YEAR EXTENSION MUDDIES SEARCH FOR NEW SUPER: State laws dating back to the 1860s are making the hunt for Maryland’s next state school superintendent more difficult because the state school board can’t appoint the next leader to a normal four-year term, since Superintendent Karen Salmon accepted a one-year extension to her final term to continue working during the pandemic, Liz Bowie reports for the Sun.
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Three Democrats Baltimore County Council members lambasted the county’s corruption watchdog during a Wednesday budget hearing over her “intimidating” investigation tactics and “serious weaknesses” within the Office of the Inspector General.
The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously Monday to loosen a provision allowing retirees to be rehired for government service after a report found the county improperly paid at least 20 employees salaries and pensions.
Saying there is inadequate oversight to combat possible fraud, waste and abuse within Baltimore County Public Schools, County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. is pushing for a state bill that would empower the County Office of the Inspector General to act with discretionary oversight of the school system.