The Baltimore City Council has taken action on $43 million in new or higher taxes, but two issues remain - an increase in the bottle tax and changes to the…
The State Board of Education published its two opinions granting waivers from the FY 2011 Maintenance of Effort requirements to Montgomery County and Wicomico County. Calls by the State Board…
The Alliance for Excellent Education has released a video of its June 15 ESEA reauthorization webinar: In March, the Obama Administration released its blueprint for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education…
Legislation signed into law in 2007 and 2008 requires the State Pension System to stop investing in companies doing business with Sudan and Iraq. As reported by Barbara Pash of…
In a July 9 editorial, the Washington Post criticizes Governor Martin O'Malley and the Maryland General Assembly for the passage of the Fairness in Negotiations Act (HB 243/SB 590). The bill,…
In State Treasurer Nancy Kopp’s initial comments to the MACo Legislative Committee on July 14, 2010, she shared the good news she had learned earlier that morning – all three…
Bolton Partners, Inc., an actuarial and consulting firm that does work with a number of Maryland jurisdictions, just released a survey of public pension benefits. The survey provides a basic…
In the August 1 edition of the Virginia Association of Counties' newsletter County Connections, an article discusses the effects of recent federal financial reforms on county governments engaging in various…
