County leaders and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie-Rawlings-Blake came together Wednesday in Annapolis to fight the governor’s proposal to shift part of the cost of teacher pensions to local governments, saying they would have to cut deeply into essential services to pay for such a change. “This puts a potentially devastating squeeze on local government,” said Howard…
It isn’t only his plan to raise taxes on gas that has some fellow Democrats upset with Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D). After years of resisting pressure from leaders in the General Assembly, the governor this year is proposing that county governments and the city of Baltimore start picking up part of the tab for…
Opponents of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposal to shift half the cost of state teacher pensions to local governments went on a counterattack this week, arguing a change would have a devastating effect on services. Worse, they fear the proposal, even if defeated this year, will frame the debate of the state budget for years to…
BALTIMORE — Local politicians are joining forces to fight Gov. Martin O’Malley’s budget proposal to shift the cost of teacher pensions back to Baltimore City and Maryland counties. 11 News education reporter Tim Tooten said they’re calling it Stop the Shift, a slogan coined to try to get the attention of state lawmakers to strike…
Two Howard County offices hope to spend less on gas, with the addition of electric Nissan Leaf sedans, which County Executive Ken Ulman unveiled last week. The Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits now have a 2012 Nissan LEAF, which can run about 100 miles per charge, according to a county…
