Displaying items 97-108 of 150
» View wsbtradio.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-13
•
Next >
-
April Tax Shower Brings May Debate Over Spending.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekHealthier-than-expected tax collections in April are providing plenty of fodder for the final leg of debate over the 2012-13 state budget, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle eyeing restorations to some of the cuts proposed by Gov. Tom...... -
Alonso's $1.2 billion school construction plan stalls in Assembly, will be studied for next year
Baltimore schools chief Andrés Alonso's ambitious plan to leverage state dollars to finance $1.2 billion in school renovation and construction will not move forward in the General Assembly this year. Instead of passing a bill that would jump-start such a...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Annapolis, American Civil Liberties Union
-
It's Time For Gingrich To Go
pix11.com | @wpixEven though he admits he has very little prospect of winning the Republican nomination, Newt Gingrich is costing the taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars a day with his Secret Service detail on the campaign trail. Gingrich requested Secret Service...Tags: John McCain, Elections, Mark J. Sullivan, Newt Gingrich, Politics
-
University System of Maryland at Hagerstown funding safe for now
andrews@herald-mail.comFuture funding for the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown appears safe again after another attempt to divert money from it has been abandoned in the state legislature — at least for this year. Earlier in the Maryland General Assembly...Tags: University System of Maryland, Budgets and Budgeting, Maryland General Assembly, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Colleges and Universities
-
Lawmaker seeks to exempt Washington Co. from added teacher-pension cost
andrews@herald-mail.comIn newly amended versions of the proposed state budget, Washington County still faces millions of dollars in new costs for teacher pensions. The county also suffered a setback recently when House and Senate budget committees declined to lift a cap on a...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Government Aid, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Politics
-
Washington Co. school budget approved, but might be affected by pension costs
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Education voted 6-1 Tuesday night to approve a $246 million balanced general fund budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. However, the budget does not address the possibility of teacher pension costs being shifted...Tags: Elementary Schools, Budgets and Budgeting, Pension and Welfare, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Interior Policy
-
Kan. House votes to add $25M to budget for schools
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Kansas House has added $25 million to a proposed state budget to help public schools cover unanticipated costs in the current school year. Friday's 116-1 vote on the additional school funding came as the House debated a proposed $14.1 billion...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party, Sam Brownback, Schools
-
Lawmaker offers bills to improve Md. pension system
andrews@herald-mail.comFor the second straight year, Del. Andrew A. Serafini has offered a package of bills that he said could improve the state’s pension system. Two of his bills would change the system from defined contributions to defined benefits, while another would...Tags: Teachers, Caroline County (Maryland), AFSCME, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy
-
Pension double standards in Baltimore County
When the public became outraged that a member of the Baltimore County Council would retire with a $54,000-a-year pension for life, then-Councilman Kevin Kamenetz moved to enact limits council pensions — but not for him or any of his colleagues. When...Tags: Kevin Kamenetz, Lawyers, Baltimore County, Justice System, Laws
-
House, Senate may be closing pension shift gap
In a sign the House may be moving closer to the Senate position on shifting part of the state's teacher pension costs to the counties, the delegate who chairs the House Appropriations Committee said Wednesday that the lower chamber is considering such a...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Annapolis, Politics
-
State-Related Schools Topic of Conversation at House Appropriations Hearing; Leaders Try to Get State Funding Reinstated
Multi-Media JournalistLeaders from State-Related universities stood before the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday morning. Representatives desired to make their case to have state funding reinstated known. Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed budget slashes about...Tags: Eugene DePasquale, Government, Tom Corbett, Executive Branch, Lincoln University
-
Senate Democrats vote no as General Assembly money committees roll out budget proposals
ReporterLobbyists lined the walls Sunday afternoon, as the two General Assembly money committees approved changes to the Governor's spending plan. The vote was unanimous in the House Appropriations Committee, but it was a different story in Senate Finance, where...Tags: Democratic Party, Government, Finance, Executive Branch, Parties and Movements
May 3, 2012
| Allentown Morning Call
Mar 30, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 23, 2012
|Story| WPIX-LTV
Mar 22, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 20, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 20, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 17, 2012
|Story| KWCH
Mar 13, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 28, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 22, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 22, 2012
|Story| WPMT-LTV
Feb 19, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
Original site for U.S. House Committee on Appropriations topic gallery.
