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Government
State approves $44M contract for BWI shuttlePublished 08/07/08
ANNAPOLIS — Despite objections from the NAACP and members of the Legislative Black Caucus, the Board of Public Works approved a $44.8 million contract for an airport shuttle service with a company that has drawn complaints for falling short of past minority participation goals.
The debate over awarding the three-year contract to First Transit Inc. at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport has been a contentious one, and the board's meeting Wednesday was the third time it had taken the issue up.
The board, which includes Gov. Martin O'Malley, Treasurer Nancy Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot, voted 2-1 to...
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