Olszewski says economic “perfect storm” coming as Maryland General Assembly convenes

As the 2024 Maryland General Assembly prepares to convene its three month session on Wednesday, the threat of state budget cuts, along with the drying up of federal COVID money as well as inflation are teaming up to create a rocky budget year not just for Baltimore County but for localities across Maryland. “You put all of that together and it’s going to be a much more challenging budget cycle for us,” Baltimore County Johnny Olszewski said.