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DLS briefing outlines state-aid allocations and cost shifts for Western Maryland counties
Summary
Department of Legislative Services analysts presented a report showing FY26 state aid amounts for Western Maryland counties, highlighted program allocations and warned of several proposed state-to-local cost shifts that would increase county fiscal responsibilities.
Analysts from the Maryland Department of Legislative Services (DLS) briefed the Western Maryland Legislative Delegation on state aid to local governments, presenting FY26 estimates and identifying several proposed state-to-local cost shifts that would affect county budgets.
Hiram, a DLS presenter, told the delegation that the figures in the report "already reflect the reductions that the governor has proposed" and then walked members through program-by-program allocations. The report shows statewide state aid to local governments at about $11,400,000,000 and provides jurisdiction-level estimates. Among Western Maryland jurisdictions the briefing cited approximate FY26 state-aid totals as: Allegany County about $163,000,000; Carroll County about $254,000,000; Frederick County about $500,000,000; Garrett County about $408,000,000; and Washington County about $327,000,000. DLS noted the vast majority of state aid goes to public school systems.
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