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Local Lawmakers To Review Gov. O’Malley’s Budget
Feb. 4, 2010
One of the many signs that the 2010 session of the Maryland General Assembly is in full swing is the release of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s fiscal year 2011 budget last week. The Senate Finance and the House Appropriations committees will now begin reviewing the expenditures and hold hearings on the proposed budget.
The members of Garrett County’s legislative delegation both sit on the budgetary committees. Sen. George C. Edwards (R-Dist. 1) serves on the Senate Finance Committee, and Del. Wendell Beitzel (R-Dist. 1A) serves on the House Appropriations Committee.
Current estimates suggest that Maryland faces a $1.5 billion deficit for FY 2011.
“This year’s budget is going to be difficult,” Beitzel said. “We are looking at another massive structural deficit that the state needs to address to balance the budget.”
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