Governor Previews “More Painful” Budget
The Baltimore Sun reports today on Governor O'Malley's comments on the forthcoming FY 2012 budget plan. Gov. Martin O'Malley said Wednesday that the state budget he proposes next month would…
The Baltimore Sun reports today on Governor O'Malley's comments on the forthcoming FY 2012 budget plan. Gov. Martin O'Malley said Wednesday that the state budget he proposes next month would…
The Public Employees' and Retirees' Benefit Sustainability Commission met today to vote on numerous proposals to address the unfunded liabilities associated with the State's pension and health benefit systems. In…
As previously reported on the MACo blog, the Public Employees’ and Retirees’ Benefit Sustainability Commission met on December 13, 2010 to vote on numerous proposals to address the unfunded liabilities…
As reported by the Washington Post in Maryland Politics, the Governor's budget advisers have recommended shifting 40 percent of teach pension costs to the counties, as part of the still-developing…
In today's Washington Post, a local editorial detailed the Maryland debate over employee benefits, and specifically commented on the recently proposed shift of teacher pension costs to local school boards.…
As reported by the Washington Post, the Governor is considering across the board cuts of 5% to education and shifting 40% of teacher pension costs to the counties to help…
Today's coverage in the Baltimore Sun frames the nature of the State budget challenge lying ahead. From the article: Due largely to a national recession and a slow start for…
Governor O'Malley, who attended the MACo Winter Conference to install MACo's new officers and board members, shared some good news... that he would not seek to transfer teacher pension costs…