After reading the article, "Hogan: No extra funding for schools" (May 15), I was disappointed to see that no one was quoted who was in favor of Gov. Larry Hogan's decision besides Mr. Hogan himself.
Many sources were quoted or mentioned that voiced disagreement or concern over his decision to put the money into the pension fund and not education. There references to the rallies held by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, House Speaker Michael E. Busch, the teachers union and parents who were pressuring Governor Hogan to spend the money on education. A political scientist was quoted stating it was good to make the controversial decision in the first year because people will forget.
It would appear from the article that no one else agrees with the governor. The Baltimore Sun can do better than this.
Perhaps some have forgotten that Mr. Hogan was elected by a majority of Marylanders to make just the kind of decision that he made. That means meeting the pension funding responsibility, thinking twice before giving more money to a city that only spends 15 percent of its budget on education compared to a much higher percentage in the counties, a city that is already in the top five in the country for per-student spending.
Many in this state applaud the governor and expect more of the same considered, financial-based decisions.
Bill Ritzel, Forest Hill