From Sen. Nancy Jacobs: A just released legislative audit shows that Maryland unemployment checks were issued to people who were dead, behind bars or even working for state government. One state employee collected almost 6 thousand dollars in unemployment checks while on the state payroll. Auditors say the agency didn’t do enough cross checks in […]
Harford County Leaders, School Officials, Unions Urge State to Reconsider Shifting Pension Costs
A recommendation by Gov. Martin O’Malley to shift the cost of teacher pensions from the state to county government would cost Harford County an estimated $9.8 million in the next fiscal year, an amount equal to the salaries of 171 teachers or 169 police officers, according to County Executive David Craig. Craig told the Harford […]
Harford County Board of Education and School Employees Representative Reach Tentative One-Year Contract Agreement
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County and the Harford County Educational Services Council (HCESC), which represents over 900 instructional support, nurses and clerical professionals in the county, have reached a tentative agreement between the two organizations. On Tuesday, December 21, 2010, a tentative agreement on wages, benefits, and working […]
