The social media site Twitter has become a fast-moving setting for news, information, and advocacy on public affairs. We welcome followers of MACo’s own Twitter feed for updates from the Conduit Street blog and other MACo hot topics and often use Twitter to reach our own audience and to hear from others following the same issues as county leaders. Here are some tweets that caught our eye this week: Tim Ailsworth from Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT) presented a…

Sign up for a MACo sponsorship to bring your message to the county decision-makers! The Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) has released its official Summer Conference Sponsorship Brochure. The brochure is up-to-date with available sponsorships, which are on a first-come-first-serve basis. MACo's 2018 upcoming Summer Conference theme is "Water, Water Everywhere." Sponsorships provide organizations with paramount opportunities to connect with county decision-makers. Your sponsorship will show you support county governments, understand their needs, and can help them…

The social media site Twitter has become a fast-moving setting for news, information, and advocacy on public affairs. We welcome followers of MACo’s own Twitter feed for updates from the Conduit Street blog and other MACo hot topics and often use Twitter to reach our own audience and to hear from others following the same issues as county leaders. Here are some tweets that caught our eye this week: FYI #HoCoMD, @HCDFRS will be out & abt canvassing the…

The National Association of Counties and Nationwide are accepting applications for a scholarship, honoring their 39 years of partnership. Are you Eligible? Be a high-school senior Have a parent, grandparent, or legal guardian enrolled in and actively contributing to a 457 (b) plan offered through the NACo Deferred Compensation Program Be a U.S. citizen enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study no later than the autumn term of the 2018-2019 school year at an…

The Calvert County Department of Community Resources Public Transportation Division has created Southern Maryland's first tri-county public transit connection uniting Calvert, St. Mary's, and Charles County. It includes a route from Calvert County to the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in St. Mary's County. The bus will run Monday through Friday beginning on Feb. 5. Riders from all three counties may take the new connection for FREE from Feb. 5-9. Calvert County Press Release Reports: We are thrilled to…

The social media site Twitter has become a fast-moving setting for news, information, and advocacy on public affairs. We welcome followers of MACo’s own Twitter feed for updates from the Conduit Street blog and other MACo hot topics and often use Twitter to reach our own audience and to hear from others following the same issues as county leaders. Here are some tweets that caught our eye this week: Congratulations to the 1st group of Cecil County Correctional Deputies…

The social media site Twitter has become a fast-moving setting for news, information, and advocacy on public affairs. We welcome followers of MACo’s own Twitter feed for updates from the Conduit Street blog and other MACo hot topics, and often use Twitter to reach our own audience, and to hear from others following the same issues as county leaders. Here are some tweets that caught our eye this week: The County Commissioners celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by…