Gov. Hogan Announces Proposal Ensuring Casino Money Goes To Schools – WJZ
Governor Larry Hogan announced a push Wednesday to provide billions in extra funding to Maryland public schools by ensuring the money coming in from the state’s casino industry doesn’t go anywhere else.
Gov. Hogan says the money should have been going to schools years ago had it not been for flawed legislation.
“As governor I can promise you that money will go towards education,” he said.
The ads were everywhere back in 2008 and 2012. There were commercials urging Maryland voters to pass the “slots for tots” campaign, promoting gambling to help generate money for Maryland public schools.
A WJZ investigation earlier this month revealed that casino money hasn’t exactly increased school funds.
Questions about the casino cash were raised during the cold schools debacle in Baltimore City.
“The voters thought that they were voting for this totally new pot of money for education and they didn’t get it,” said Benjamin Orr of the Center for Economic Policy.
