Day: January 20, 2014

Analyst dissects tactics O’Malley used to balance Md. budget, including pension cut

Analyst dissects tactics O’Malley used to balance Md. budget, including pension cut

Picking apart Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed fiscal 2015 budget, the legislature’s chief fiscal analyst told lawmakers Monday that the administration relied on “familiar budget balancing strategies” to make the numbers work. They included a small than average surplus, shifting special funds, replacing cash with bonds, tapping reserves and cutting pension payments.

State Roundup, January 20, 2014

Odd problems continue to plague Maryland’s health exchange, including a wrong number (unless you want to buy pottery) and wrong packets. But the Senate probe will continue; Gov. O’Malley to deliver his final State of the State address and roll out his legislative package; environmentalists urge the state to not alter mandated stormwater fees; discussion over legalizing marijuana continues; Arundel Exec Neuman “wants fair share” for her county, stumping Speaker Busch; state budget offers Washington County 3.3% above last year; state police pull out of local drug task forces; Del. Dwyer interview addresses his problems; gubernatorial candidate Brown mum on whether running mate is fundraising; the LLC loophole has a last hurrah in latest campaign finance reports; Arundel exec and rival Schuh raising money in and out of the county; and national profile sends city Mayor Rawlings-Blake out of state.

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