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Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:42 AM Jul 2020

Hogan Admin. Not 'Terribly Forthcoming' About How It's Spending Relief Funds

Maryland received a massive pot of COVID-19 relief money from the federal government, but how much of that money will be spent remains unknown even to state legislators.

Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan (R) hasn’t been transparent about how he plans to use millions in relief funds from the federal government, David C. Romans, a fiscal policy and analysis coordinator with the Maryland Department of Legislative Services, told lawmakers during a virtual Thursday morning Senate Budget and Taxation Committee briefing.

“The administration has not been terribly forthcoming about how they plan to use that money, except through press releases,” Romans said. “None of this money technically should be spent without a budget amendment being processed.”

He said the Hogan administration has pledged more than $1 billion in federal relief funding for local governments, but added that around $450 million remains unallocated. Romans added that most of his information came from the governor’s news releases.

Read more: https://www.marylandmatters.org/blog/analyst-hogan-admin-not-terribly-forthcoming-about-how-its-spending-relief-funds/

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