spending

Wednesday is the deadline for Governor Martin O’Malley to give the legislature his proposal for how much money the state should spend in the coming year, and how to pay for it. 

Most of us have balanced a budget before … but maybe not one that totals in the billions. The City of Baltimore is getting ready to write its financial plan for fiscal year 2014, and as part of the process, it’s hosting three ‘citizen budget workshops.’  The idea is for residents to weigh in on where the city should spend money—and where it should make cuts.

Andrew Kleine on difference between city budget workshops and taxpayer nights.mp3

Andrew Kleine on citizen participation.mp3