Gov. Hogan vetoes the Kirwan Bill for school funding

MULT━ BILLION DOLLAR“BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLANDFUTUR”,WHICH WAS PUT TOGETHERBY THE KIRWAN COMMISSION, ANDTHEN PASSED BY THE GENERALASSEMBLY EARLIER THIS YEAR..WMA━2 NEWSLIVE IN ANNAPOLIS.

AND MEGANTHERE ARE A LOT OF LAWMAKERS,AND PARENTS, WHO ARE UPSETWITH THE GOVERNORTHE GOVERNOR SAID HE VETOEDTHESE LARGE SPENDING BILLSBECAUSE HE FELT IT WASNRIGHT THING TO DO WHEN THESTATE IS UNDER FINANCIALSTRAIN BECAUSE OF THE RESPONSETO COVI━19.

BUT MANYLAWMAKERS AND PARENTS SAYSCHOOLS NEED MORE FUNDING&ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THECORONAVIRUS& WHERE SOME ARGUETHERE ARE STILL GAPS WHEN ITCOMES TO DISTANCE AND ONLINELEARNING.

THE“BLUEPRINT FORMARYLAN” BILL& WHICHIS A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONSPUT FORTH BY THE KIRWANCOMMISSION& WOULD HAVE SPENTBILLIONS OF DOLLARS ONEDUCATION REFORM& SUCH ASALARY INCENTIVES FORTEACHERS& AND SPECIALEDUCATION GRANTS.

HOUSESPEAKER ADRIENNE JONES OFBALTIMORE SAID QUOTE:“STOPPING PROGRESS ONEDUCATION AND SCHOOLCONSTRUCTION PUTS US EVENFURTHER BEHIND” JOE MACK,WHOSE FOUR KIDS ATTEND SCHOOLIN BALTIMORE CITY, AGREES WITHHER.

Joe Mack, Kids AttendBaltimore City schools“4:06To use COVID as an excuse,i“Thiskirwan legislation woulddone things to really closethe gap that we face here inbaltimore city when it comesto public education.

THEGOVERNORALSO MEANS THAT TW━POIN━TWOBILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING FORSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IS ONHOLD.

SPEAKER JONES SAYSSHEPRESIDENT BILL FERGUSON SOONABOUT THEIR NEXT STEPS.LAWMAKERS COULD DECIDE TOOVERRIDE THE VETO DURING THENEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

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