Across Maryland, local governments are putting together their Fiscal 2024 budgets, and a familiar pattern has emerged. Without the safety net of federal American Rescue Plan funding made available during the peak COVID-19 years and, on the other side of the ledger, expanded K-12 public school costs mandated by the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, some are finding their resources stretched thin.
Anne Arundel’s good idea: Wealthy residents should face a higher local income tax rate
May 11, 2023