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Montgomery County says it has fronted $33 million while state budget remains unsettled
Summary
County officials told the Board of Commissioners they have used roughly $33 million to keep operations running amid a state budget impasse and warned the practice is costly and unsustainable.
At a Montgomery County Board of Commissioners meeting on Oct. 9, 2025, a county commissioner said the county has advanced $33,000,000 to keep county services operating while the state budget remains unsettled.
"We have spent $33,000,000 thus far to keep our operations running, and to cover the state's bills," the county commissioner said during opening remarks to the board. The speaker said county courts, emergency services and other programs continue to…
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