Maryland officials will participate in federal advocacy through National Association of Counties committees. Several Maryland elected and appointed officials have been appointed to National Association of Counties (NACo) Committees by incoming NACo President Bryan Desloge. Two Marylanders were appointed Vice-Chairs of…
Today voters will be presented with a number of ballot questions concerning local budgeting processes. A sampling of some of those questions is below. To see all ballot questions proposed…
A legislative request offered by the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System would alter rates for county governments who are members of the state pension system. The Maryland State…
The Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education meets in Annapolis, beginning discussions of state and local support for schools to continue over the course of the next year. As reported by the…
Fitch Ratings, a global leader in research and credit ratings, has assigned a AAA rating to the 2016 series of Baltimore County's taxable general obligation bonds. The rating agency also…
The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) recently announced that the county has received its highest AAA bond ratings in history from all three independent credit rating agencies. According…
Governor Larry Hogan has decided not to spend $80 million that Maryland’s legislature had fenced off for specific budget areas. According to the Baltimore Sun, the Administration stated that it will try…
Several projects and programs are on hold as a result of differences between the General Assembly's final budget plan and the Governor's budget as introduced. In March, the President of the Maryland…
