A judicial pension bill came down to the wire Monday night and passed the General Assembly just minutes before the official end of the 2012 legislative session. Judges will now pay 8% of their salaries, up from 6%.
Day: April 10, 2012
State Roundup, April 10, 2012
90-day session falls apart without passing budget compromise, forcing major cuts to education unless special session is convened. Lots of finger-pointing – Gov. O’Malley blames Senate Pres Miller’s focus on gambling bills and House Speaker Busch also lays blame on the Senate; during a hectic day, students arrested protesting for wind bill, which failed to pass; flush tax does make it through as does lead paint bill; and Baltimore County won’t get an elected school board.
General Assembly adjourns, passing ‘doomsday’ budget without tax hikes
The members of the General Assembly passed a $35.6 billion balanced budget as they were required to do by midnight Monday. But without the income tax hike they failed to enact, it is the doomsday budget that contains $512 million in additional cuts, much of it to education.
Podcast: General Assembly members on an unsettled finish
Duane Keenan talked to Speaker of the House Mike Busch and different members of the legislature about the abrupt ending of this year’s legislative session and what may come next.
General Assembly approves stormwater fee for nine counties
Despite a Republican filibuster attempt in the Senate, the General Assembly successfully passed legislation that would implement a stormwater pollution fee to raise revenue to cleanup the Chesapeake Bay.
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