In a May 22 letter, Harford County Executive David Craig has withdrawn legislation before the Harford County Council to fund the remaining costs of a one-time compensation enhancement for county…
As reported by the SoMdNews.com, Calvert County Commissioners held a public hearing on the county's FY 2013 budget last week and plan to vote on the budget the week of…
The shifting of teacher pension costs to local governments has been discussed for a number of years. Now that the General Assembly has approved such a shift, there has been…
Most of us are happy that June is finally here as we have worked hard to balance our FY 2013 budgets in the midst of state budget uncertainty and a…
Worcester County Commissioners recently approved a $165.9 million operating budget for FY 2013, including a 7 cent increase in the property tax rate. Although the tax rate will increase, it…
Allegany County had proposed a withdrawal from the State's pension plan, which allows local governments to offer the state pension benefits as "participating governmental units." From coverage in the Cumberland…
In a recent article in the New York Times, several state and local government officials share the observations that cutbacks in public programs -- and the lost jobs arising from…
A recent report by the Pew Center On The States details state pension system underfunding, chronicling over $1 trillion in unfunded liabilities across the state-run systems. From the report: The…
