The start of the new year means state and local governments will also begin honing in on budgets for the next fiscal year, which begins this summer. In Maryland it won’t be easy.
The state is looking at a multibillion dollar budget deficit, and county governments are also trying to figure out how to handle increased costs with a declining amount of revenue. Prince George’s County Public Schools Superintendent Millard House II told the school board last month the next budget will be a challenge.
“In addition to the uncertainty to the economy and changes in the federal government, we’re planning for the impact of a few different things,” House said.
That includes a reduction in federal funding after a big infusion of COVID relief money earlier this decade.
“The state facing substantial gaps between spending commitments and ongoing revenue” will have an impact on school systems statewide, House said.
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