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Maryland state prosecutor flags rising misconduct and election-law referrals and limited staffing
Summary
State Prosecutor Charlton Howard told the subcommittee his office has handled a rise in official-misconduct and election-law complaints and remains small (six full-time prosecutors), relying on grant-funded contractual staff to meet demand.
Maryland's state prosecutor described a growing workload of official-misconduct and election-law matters before the Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee and warned that staffing could become strained if referral trends continue.
Scott Benson of DLS summarized the OSP FY27 operating analysis: a slight decrease to about $5.1 million, two proposed deficiencies (~$158,000) and a staffing profile of 18 regular positions plus 13 contractual full-time equivalents, many of which are…
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