Money, Politics, and Public Pensions
An editorial from The Washington Post suggests Maryland could achieve full funding of its pension system through planning and leadership. The Editorial Board of The Washington Post comments on a recent study on…
An editorial from The Washington Post suggests Maryland could achieve full funding of its pension system through planning and leadership. The Editorial Board of The Washington Post comments on a recent study on…
Linda, welcome and good to speak with you today. We are so happy that you could take the time for this exchange. You wear two hats with regard to pensions…
Contribution rates increase for county members of the State Pension System, and the State and local governments share teacher pension costs in fiscal year 2020. At the most recent meeting…
As the General Assembly session nears, school funding is looming as the top issue for legislators and their new leadership teams. Public discourse is already raising multiple angles on the…
Two familiar faces from the MACo staff, Leslie Knapp, Jr. and Robin Clark Eilenberg, will be departing from their roles with MACo in the weeks ahead. Les Knapp, serving as…
Standard & Poor's Global Rating Services and Moody’s Investors Service this week reaffirmed Cecil County's 'AA+' and 'Aa2' respective bond ratings. Both agencies cite "strong management, strong fiscal policies and…
Maryland State Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp announced this week that the three major bond rating agencies have reaffirmed the State’s AAA bond rating. The announcement comes in advance of the upcoming…
At its October meeting, the Joint Committee on Pensions heard a presentation of the legislative proposals submitted by the Maryland State Pension Board of Trustees (BoT) for the 2019 session.…