HOGAN VETOES KIRWAN COMMISSION BILL

Governor Larry Hogan has vetoed the Kirwan Commission bill, a major K-12 education measure yesterday, as well as other measures with significant cost, citing the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally. Governor Hogan vetoed a bill to settle a longtime federal lawsuit involving the state’s historically black colleges and measures to raise revenue for education. Maryland last updated its school funding formula for K-12 education in 2002.