The Spending Affordability Committee, composed of members of the General Assembly and three public members, was briefed by the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) on November 14 regarding the State’s…
As reported in the Baltimore News Journal, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland congratulated CASA de Maryland for being awarded a $3 million grant through the…
In a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee Working Group on Retirement and Pensions this week, NACo urged the group to ensure any federal tax changes support retirement policies and…
As reported by WBAL, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Monday introduced two bills dealing with city workers' pensions and cost-of-living increases for firefighters and police. The Mayor said the bills would…
An editorial in Governing discusses a new compromise between defined-benefit and defined-contribution pension plans that could help avert local pension fund shortfalls. In simplest terms, conventional "defined-benefit" plans place risk…
As reported in the Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore City Council's finance committee is scheduled to hear testimony Thursday on a proposal by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to require thousands of civilian…
The University of Maryland School of Public Policy will conduct a new program entitled “The Art of the Public - Private Deal." Increasingly, in Maryland and around the country, governments…
Fitch Ratings, one of the three major agencies evaluating government bond issuances, has reaffirmed its highest rating of AAA for Maryland's general obligation bond sale later this month. Fitch also…
