Maryland Senate Approves School Construction Funding Changes

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate has approved a measure to change how school-construction funding decisions are made.
The Senate voted 29-14 Thursday for the bill, which Gov. Larry Hogan has pledged to veto. The House passed the bill earlier this week 92-48.
The measure carried both chambers with enough votes to override a veto.
The bill takes the power of approving school construction money away from the Board of Public Works, a three-member panel that includes the governor, comp