With most of this year’s heavy lifting behind them, Maryland lawmakers capped their 2022 session with a final sprint Monday that blended frenetic sausage-making with a festival atmosphere.
Higher pay for county employees was a frequently discussed topic at a special meeting of the Grant County Commission on Tuesday morning, during which elected officials and department heads presented their proposed budgets for the coming fiscal year. This preliminary “budget hearing” allowed county leaders to explain their respective departments’ needs for the coming year as compared with the current one. Needs varied widely, and included supplies, the addition of …