Catch up on all of the latest outcomes of the 2023 Maryland General Assembly session with wrap-ups on important county-related bills in each policy area. In addition to the swearing-in…
Fund grows more than $13 billion to nearly $68 billion. The Board of Trustees of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS) announced that its portfolio returned a record-setting…
Urban and rural counties across Maryland are reporting difficulties in recruiting and retaining career and volunteer firefighters. Earlier this week, the Baltimore Sun reported that the Baltimore City Fire Department…
Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater announces the appointment of longtime county government administrator John Peterson as Chief Administrator Officer, effective April 10. Mr. Peterson comes to Frederick County from Howard…
Fitch Ratings assigned AAA ratings to the following Carroll County general obligation (GO) bonds: $30 million public improvement bonds of 2022 The superior ratings keep borrowing costs low for capital…
Through a grant from the State of Maryland’s Connected Devices Program, Baltimore City received 30,000 Chromebooks. On October 3, 2023, Mayor Brandon M. Scott—along with Maryland Department of Housing and…
Harford County government has been nationally recognized for excellence in financial reporting for the 37th consecutive year. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada awarded its…
Inflation is at a 40-year high, driving up costs for capital projects and routine service delivery. In addition, the tight labor market means county governments are boosting salaries, which puts…
