As previously reported, a House and Senate conference committee has been appointed to resolve the differences in each chamber's respective budget plan. As reported by MarylandReporter.com, the biggest areas of…
House and Senate budget conferees have completed their work to resolve the differences in each chamber’s respective FY 2012 budget plan (HB 70/ HB 72). It is anticipated that both…
The Gazette is reporting that Prince George's County Council Chair Ingrid Turner is requesting additional meetings with General Assembly representatives from the county to discuss county budget shortfalls created as…
Wednesday, November 30 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. - Senate Education, Health, & Environmental Affairs: Board of Environmental Sanitarians Location: 2 West, Miller Senate Office Building, 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis,…
Monday, December 12 11:00 a.m.- Senate Education, Health & Environmental Affairs-Briefing on PlanMaryland Presentations by: Maryland Department of Planning and Senator E.J. Pipkin Location: 2 West, Miller Senate Office Building,…
A previous post provided an overview of the many pieces of legislation introduced during the session dealing with pension reform generally or teacher pensions. The one bill missing from this…
An article by MarylandReporter.com, discusses the views of some economists and researchers to address the pension shortfalls of many states. Some are calling for changes in accounting principles used and…
Each year, the State sets a "contribution rate" for its various pension systems, the amount of each employee's salary that must be paid by the employer into the system for…
