$80 million will not spent by the state of Maryland.
That’s the decision by Governor Larry Hogan who decided against the outlay because of worries about softening state revenues.
The state legislature had provided the funding in an all-or-nothing deal with the governor having the final say on whether it would be spent.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that $19 million would have been spent on an additional one-time financial allocation for teacher pension contributions by state agencies.
This brought a denunciation by the Betty Weller president of the Maryland State Education Association.
She told the Daily Times that the governor was short-changing students and teachers.
Another portion $13.2 million would have gone for medical reimbursements.
As for future tax cuts the governor’s spokesman said Hogan would love to see tax relief but that the governor has to focus on the short term challenges.
