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63 Corrections Jobs on Chopping Block at MD Board of Public Works

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Maryland Board of Public Works is scheduled to consider whether to abolish 63 positions in the state's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

The board, which includes Gov. Larry Hogan, Treasurer Nancy Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot, is scheduled to take up the proposal on Wednesday.

Hogan, a Republican, made the proposal to the board to save roughly $3 million.

The proposal was delayed at the board's last meeting at the comptroller's request to provide more time for review.

The 63 positions are in the department's Human Resources Services Division.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.