The House Appropriations Committee convened Friday to hear budget recommendations from its subcommittees and make full committee budget decisions. The meeting, which began in the afternoon and continued after the…
After six hours of debate yesterday on the floor of the House of Delegates, the body voted to approve the House budget plan on second reading. Budget discussions will continue…
As reported in the Gazette, transferring a portion of teacher pensions to the counties is shaping up to be the most controversial discussion item for the budget conference committee. With…
The Baltimore Sun today offers a quick overview of the breadth of unresolved issues before the Maryland General Assembly, where: On paper there's much to do: Senators and delegates have…
Following the events of recent weeks, and some uncertainty regarding MACo's position on potential shifting of pension costs onto local employers or county governments, the MACo Board of Directors has…
MarylandReporter Coverage of the initial meetings of the House/Senate budget conference committee yesterday suggests that large issues -- including the major topics of county interest -- remain unsolved, but some…
In a Washington Post editorial on the topic of shifting teacher pension costs to local employers, the paper lays out some narrative on the path that created this problem, correctly…
Today's coverage in the Washington Post details the two largest budget issues remaining, both of which directly affect county governments. Since the overwhelming share of the Senate's long term budget…
