Cecil County Council President Robert Hodge (R-5) has long been dismayed that county-financed construction projects often use non-local subcontractors and services—from port-a-potties to cement—rather than pump some of those government dollars back into the local economy and wallets of Cecil County residents. So last week Hodge proposed a broad initiative to boost “good faith”...
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A landmark Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday, finding that same-sex legally married couples must have equal rights to benefits under federal law, is expected to have little impact on Cecil County government employees, who already have spousal benefits, a county official said. Donna Nichols, Cecil County’s Director of Human Resources, told Cecil Times that...
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Analysis Democrat Peter Franchot will not seek his party’s nomination for governor in 2014 and instead will seek re-election to his current post as Maryland Comptroller—a move that could limit potential political options for state Sen. E.J. Pipkin (R-36) of Elkton. In an email to supporters Tuesday, Franchot said, “It is no secret that...
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