St. Mary’s County recently announced that its AA+ credit rating has been affirmed by Fitch Ratings. From the County’s press release: As part of its routine surveillance review Fitch Ratings…
A recent presentation by the Department of Legislative Services provides further explanation of the pension funding proposal adopted by the Maryland House of Delegates last night. As described in the…
Charles County has appointed Paul Rensted as Human Resources Director, as reported by Southern Maryland Newspapers Online. Rensted has served as Director of Human Resources for the City of Annapolis since…
As reported by The Pew Charitable Trust's publication, Stateline, many states and localities are now hiring, buoyed by an improving economy and better-than-expected revenue. A combination of variables is producing the…
The General Assembly is weighing a proposal to change funding for the State Pension System that could provide additional funding for other parts of the budget over the next few years.…
Figures recently released by the Comptroller's Office show that Maryland closed out fiscal year 2015 with a $295 million budget surplus. As reported by the Baltimore Sun, Tax revenues jumped…
A debate over the State Retirement and Pension System's funding was covered recently in the Maryland Reporter. An article by Charlie Hayward of the Reporter states, The Maryland State Retirement System suffers from…
Charles County Commissioners approved last week a school board budget of $334.18 million that will provide cost of living adjustments and merit increases for school system employees. The pay increases…
