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…
The House Ways and Means Committee heard from local officials and the Department of Legislative Services on January 30 during its annual local aid briefing. Testifying for MACo were the…
An article in Governing magazine this week discusses the ongoing trend of governments offering early retirement incentives for employees, and the varied effects of these proposals on the government budgets.…
Among several components of a Presidential jobs-focused initiative unveiled this week by the White House is a new bonding vehicle for state and county governments. The "America fast Forward" bond…
As the State prepares for its March 6 bond sale, the rating agencies have again confirmed Maryland's Triple AAA bond rating. As reported on Southern Maryland online: Treasurer Kopp said,…
As previously reported on Conduit Street, a special session is convening today in Annapolis to address budget related issues that did not make it through on the last day of…
MACo offered testimony on SB 1301/HB 1801 today to express its continued concerns with a shift of teacher pension costs to county governments. This is one of many budget…
The special session started yesterday with brief floor sessions followed by hearings in the Senate and House budget and tax committees on the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012…
