March 26th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Allegany County Administrator Jason Bennett joins the Dave Norman show on WCBC Thursday just before 9am to talk about the urgent budget situation facing the county. With mandates from the state increasing local costs by millions, county officials are looking at a possible combination of ways to overcome a deficit. Many smaller counties are finding themselves suddenly in the red following state pushback for costs of teacher pensions, the department of taxation, and deep cuts to disparity grants.