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At its February 23 meeting, the MACo Legislative Committee adopted a position statement on state pension reform. The statement reads as follows: MACo encourages State policymakers to consider and implement…
On Feb. 22, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced that his administration will be implementing 23 new technology initiatives over the next six to eighteen months (as reported by GovTech.com). “We…
MACo Executive Director Michael Sanderson, along with MACo President and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman, testified in support of HB72 with amendments on March 1 before the House Appropriations Committee.…
The House Republican Caucus presented their budget reconciliation plan for FY 2012 before the House Appropriations Committee on March 1. For FY 2012, the plan proposes to make an additional…
Senate Bill 628, State Health and Retirement Benefits - Public Employees and Retirees, was heard jointly yesterday with SB 87, the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011. The Senate…
In its presentation before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee on HB 72/SB 87, the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) offered additional recommendations that, if…
With widespread county attention focusing on the potential shift of teacher pension costs, and the legislative session about to focus on budget-balancing, this post will seek to "wrap up" where…
