Baltimore County budget

“We just don’t have the money,” Klausmeier says as she deals with her first budget as county executive.

County Executive holds first of seven budget town halls.

Olszewski praises the Council for giving his spending plan “unanimous bipartisan approval.”

Executive presented a $5 billion spending plan to the County Council.

Tax rate will remain the same next year.

But a do-over vote lands the money safely on the green.

The council chairman says changing the county charter to give them more power is “worthy of a discussion.”

The head of Maryland's third largest political jurisdiction joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about key issues facing Baltimore County, from crime and COVID to school construction and good governance.

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The governor unveils a cash contest to incentivize vaccines. Police announce an arrest in the killing of Dante Barksdale. And Baltimore County County passes a $4-billion budget.