As reported by the Washington Post, House and Senate budget conferees began meeting yesterday to work out the differences in their respective chamber's budget plans. As previously reported, major differences…
County budget officers met yesterday at the MACo office to discuss the new Maintenance of Effort (MOE) legislation and how MOE would be affected by a shift of teacher pension…
The 2012 session is all but wrapped up – though those last few days sometimes give us real surprises. It has been my privilege to serve as your President, and…
The large conference committee on the state budget and related issues continues to meet, but has yet to bring out a compromise proposal for final approval by both chambers. Earlier…
As the Senate and House budget conference committee continues, tentative pieces of a pending compromise have become available. While no formal action has yet been taken, the shape of the…
An article in the Annapolis Capital highlights the dilemma counties will be facing at the end of this General Assembly session, implementing education and environmental changes and how to pay…
With today the final day of the legislative session, a busier than usual calendar awaits the General Assembly, with no budget yet passed and large debates over taxes and gaming…
This post summarizes the status of various tax and revenue bills that MACo either considered or took a position on. Overriding of Property Tax Caps: HB 83 and SB 740…
