State Roundup: Frederick County exec race begins to heat up as Hough, Hagen spar; Gansler running for governor again
The front of the State House. Governor s Office photo
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.
State Roundup: Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford won’t be running for governor but Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz will
In this photo from a 2017 press conference, Gov. Larry Hogan at podium appears with Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford and then Labor Secretary Kelly Schulz. Governor s Office photo
RUTHERFORD OUT, SCHULZ IN GOP RACE FOR GOVERNOR: Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford (R) has decided not to seek the state’s top job in 2022, creating a wide-open GOP primary. Hogan, who is term-limited, is set to leave office in 2023. Hours after Rutherford’s announcement, Hogan Commerce secretary Kelly Schulz released a campaign video saying she would seek the Republican nomination. Schulz, 52, served as labor secretary when Hogan took office in 2015, after a term representing Frederick County in the House of Delegates. Erin Cox in the Post.