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Former O’Malley cabinet secretary indicted
Isabel FitzGerald, the secretary of the Department of Information Technology in former Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration, was indicted for allegedly receiving bribes from the Indiana IT firm The Consultants Consortium to guide subcontracts to the firm. The allegations revolve around subcontracts on $360 million in state contracts. [Baltimore Sun]
County Council committee to receive Purple Line briefing Thursday
Maryland transportation and Purple Line Transit Partners officials will appear before a council committee this morning in Rockville to discuss the Purple Line construction and community notification process. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:25 a.m. [Montgomery County Council]
Maryland suing EPA over air pollution from other states
The state believes power plants in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia are polluting the air in Maryland because the plants aren’t using their pollution-control technology during the summer months. Attorney General Brian Frosh filed a lawsuit in federal court about the issue Wednesday. [Washington Post]
Raskin among Democrats calling for Price’s resignation over private jet use
Rep. Jamie Raskin, who represents Maryland’s 8th District, is among five Democrats who called for Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to resign after it was revealed Price used taxpayer funds to pay for hundreds of thousands of dollars of private plane rides. [The Hill]
Beautiful summer-like day expected
The National Weather Service predicts a breezy high near 81 degrees with a low dropping to around 54 tonight.
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