A Web-based video game shows how hard it is to balance Maryland’s budget without ticking somebody (or everybody) off.
Day: January 18, 2010
Unemployment change might take longer than expected
The unemployment insurance reforms that Gov. Martin O’Malley has proposed could take some time to develop.
Budget talk can be confusing: How big is it?
After Gov. Martin O’Malley releases his budget today, there may be some confusion about how much he actually plans to spend.
The overall state budget – the one that shows up every year around page 7 in the official budget highlights book – will likely be about $31 billion, same as this year after all the cuts.
Many media reports focus on the “general fund” budget that is less than half that total, about $13 billion. Some accounts have even referred to this the “operating budget.” It is not.
Tuition freeze didn’t curtail hiring, six-figure salaries at universities
The end to the three-year tuition freeze at state colleges and universities announced by Gov. Martin O’Malley last week was hardly a surprise.
Higher education has been a real growth area of state government in the last three years under O’Malley. It grew even under Gov. Robert Ehrlich, despite significant cuts to the university budgets, leading to tuition hikes that were politically damaging.
In the last three years, employment in state-run higher education has gone up by 2,800 people, or 7.8 percent, while only about 200 jobs were added to the rest of state government.
State Roundup, January 18, 2010
Lawmakers brace this week for the introduction of the state budget Wednesday, slot machine changes are on the table, and there’s talk of Republican primaries.
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