Brooke E. Lierman, a Democratic delegate from the city of Baltimore, is running for state comptroller, a position that’s never been held by a woman in Maryland history. There’s never been a female governor or state attorney general, either. (Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines)
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At first glance, the picture for women seeking high office in Maryland looks grim:
There are no Democratic women running for governor in 2022. The state’s congressional delegation, once dominated by trailblazing Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D), has been all-male since Mikulski and former Rep. Donna Edwards (D) left office at the end of 2016. And women traditionally have been even more under-represented in Maryland’s top executive posts than in Congress.
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How long does it take to fax a three-page report from one agency to another during a pandemic?
That question produced friction among members of the state’s influential Board of Public Works on Wednesday, as the panel’s Democrats Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot and Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp vented anew about the Hogan administration’s unwillingness to forward contracts for approval in accordance with state law.
Under Maryland procurement regulations, contracts even “emergency” contracts must be submitted to the BPW within 45 days of the date they are signed.
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Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) urged the state to stop using emergency contracts for some COVID response efforts – blasting a Health Department agreement that ballooned by more than $10 million after the Board of Public Works refused to approve it last month.
At issue is a consulting contract with Ernst and Young, which is advising the state on implementation of its COVID-19 program.
Franchot and Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp (D), at a Board of Public Works meeting on March 24, refused to give retroactive approval to an $11.9 million contract with the New York-based firm, without knowing more about the scope of the work or why the Health Department was seeking approval well beyond the 45-day window for emergency procurement.
A Maryland state agency has entered into an emergency contract with Hagerty Consulting, a business management firm, to assist with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the state acting health secretary confirmed Monday.
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