2013 Session Update: Finance and Procurement Legislation
The General Assembly is now in its final week of the Legislative Session and bills have started moving to their ultimate end. While it is still possible for a bill…
The General Assembly is now in its final week of the Legislative Session and bills have started moving to their ultimate end. While it is still possible for a bill…
The Department of Legislative Services has prepared its Overview of State Aid to Local Governments, a document analyzing and summarizing these elements of the Governor's FY 2014 proposed budget. the…
The MACo staff gave testimony this week on the following bills: February 26, 2013: HB 416: Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Duty Belt Worn by Law Enforcement testimony…
Washington County's Delegation in the Maryland General Assembly met with local elected officials this week to discuss legislative priorities for the upcoming session. As reported by herald-mail.com, One change Washington…
As previously reported on Conduit Street, Governor O’Malley released his proposed $37.3 billion Fiscal Year 2014 budget on January 16, which did not contain any new tax increases or significant…
An October 25 Herald-Mail article summarizes a recent meeting of the Washington County Commissioners where the Commissioners considered various legislative initiatives for the 2013 Session. According to the article, the Commissioners will…
As the General Assembly debates the Governor's proposed shift of teacher pension costs to county government, much has been made over the proposed “offsets” designed to lessen the short term…
In the budget analysis, Payments to Civil Divisions of the State, the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) discusses the consequences of placing a cap on the Disparity Grant program during…