Here’s the latest on how much Montgomery County will suffer because of state budget cuts.Total state aid is up 3.1%. Education did well (up 9.9%) because of federal funds and…
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County Report: April 17
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Per Capita State Aid Cuts by County
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The Senate’s Budget and Taxation (B&T) Committee passed $365.9 million in cuts to local governments (both county and municipal). We compared those cuts to each county’s population and found that,…
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How Hard Will MoCo be Hit by State Cuts?
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The state’s budget crisis will inevitably impact state aid to counties. What will it cost Montgomery?At the moment, the House and the Senate’s Budget and Taxation Committee (B&T) have passed…
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The Prince George’s County Delegation is making a lot of noise about wanting more state aid. Should they get it?The issue is a very sensitive one in Annapolis, in part…
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The recently passed federal stimulus package will help Maryland balance its FY 2010 budget with fewer program and aid cuts than originally proposed by the Governor. But as of right…
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Governor Martin O’Malley, a former mayor of Baltimore, has expressed sympathy for the financial circumstances of local governments ever since taking the reins of the Free State. During the 2007…
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Where MoCo’s State School Aid Went
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As we reported last month, a state property assessment mistake overestimated Montgomery County’s relative wealth level, thereby sending $24 million in state school aid that should have gone to Montgomery…
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Latest on the State Budget
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In a fiscal update given to the General Assembly, the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) lays out the scope of the state’s budget problem and the options for dealing with…
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In a shocking memo only now making the rounds of Montgomery County’s political and educational communities, Superintendent of Schools Jerry Weast reveals that a mistake in state budget formulas resulted…