Montgomery County officials said Wednesday they will open a $300,000 contract to run a Silver Spring day labor center for competitive bidding next year. Immigrant advocacy group CASA of Maryland has operated the University Boulevard center since 1994.

A probe of the organization’s finances published in The Examiner on Wednesday revealed that more than 80 percent of Montgomery’s funding for CASA of Maryland is awarded through grants, noncompetitive contracts or direct handouts at the request of the organization.

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