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County-level Geographic Profiles Available Through US Census

Newly-redesigned and updated geographic profiles have been released by the US Census - a powerful tool to evaluate data at the county level, or multiple other tiers. Available for over 100,000 geographies at the state, county, place, tribal area, zip code and congressional district level, the Census's redesigned Geographic Profiles make it easy to navigate and visualize data on one screen. If you haven’t checked out the Geographic Profiles, they offer data on some of…

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August 4, 2022
MACo Welcomes Sarah Sample as Research Coordinator
County News
MACo Welcomes Sarah Sample as Research Coordinator

MACo’s newest hire will step up the Association’s research efforts, supporting county services and MACo's advocacy with information and context for policy and local programs. Sarah Sample has joined MACo's Annapolis team, as its new Research Coordinator. She joined the staff this week, and will be quickly up to speed with the upcoming summer conference, legislative initiative process, and annual survey-based projects. “I am excited to add resources to MACo's research capacity,” said Executive Director…

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August 4, 2022
NACo Secures Clearer Path for County ARPA Funds to Support Affordable Housing
Housing and Community Development / NACo and Federal Issues
NACo Secures Clearer Path for County ARPA Funds to Support Affordable Housing

NACo offers another walk-through of the latest guidance from the US Department of Treasury regarding ARPA funds - with important new flexibility for counties using federal funds to enhance affordable housing, arising from their continuing advocacy on successful implementation. The summary below shared by NACo this week: Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) released new guidance that provides additional flexibility to use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Recovery…

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July 29, 2022
Close County Primaries: Here’s What We’re Watching
Elections
Close County Primaries: Here’s What We’re Watching

With the ballot-counting on a peculiarly extended timetable, a number of close primary races won't be fully called until all the ballot counting has completed. That may take days, or even weeks. Here are the close county races that will need some time. The results are posted on the website of the Maryland State Board of Elections, where each county is listed as potentially having two waves of mail-in ballots. Results below are as of…

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July 22, 2022
Elections
Giordano and Davis Advance from Wicomico Executive Primaries

Republican Julie Giordano and Democrat Ernie Davis will square off as the major party nominees for Wicomico County Executive. Julie Giordano has emerged from a contested primary with sitting Acting County Executive John Psota, holding more than 53 percent of the votes cast and tabulated through election day. Psota had served in the role for part of this term, having been appointed to the acting role following the death of former County Executive Bob Culver.…

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July 20, 2022
Elections
Changes Ahead for MACo Leadership, Following Primary Outcomes

The 2022 primary elections will, as is often the case, drive change in the leadership of MACo - here are the effects on current association officers and board members. MACo's elected leadership, including a slate of officers who guide the operations of the association, will be affected by the results of this week's primary elections. Here are the outcomes for all the current officers. (Friday updates have been added, where the additional returns are meaningful)…

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July 20, 2022
County News
Two Close Cecil Council Races Will Require Full Count

Two of the three Cecil County Council races being contested in 2022 are close enough to require the full count to ascertain a clear winner - incumbents Bill Coutz and Al Miller both trail narrowly on their races. Cecil County, unique in Maryland for its staggered terms across each even-year election, had three of its five council seats up for election in 2022. Of the three, two of the seats have very close Republican primaries,…

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July 20, 2022
Carroll Delegate Race May Promote County Commissioner Bouchat
Elections
Carroll Delegate Race May Promote County Commissioner Bouchat

County Commissioner Eric Bouchat holds a slight lead for the final seat in a multi-way primary for District 5 seats in the House of Delegates. A multi-way primary for the three House of Delegates seats in District 5, including most of Carroll County, includes one incumbent and three sitting Carroll County commissioners. As of Wednesday morning, the tallied vote counts show incumbent Delegate April Rose with over 22 percent and Chris Tomlinson with over 18…

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July 20, 2022
Large Counties’ Next ARPA Reporting is July 31: Here’s the Bottom Line
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Large Counties’ Next ARPA Reporting is July 31: Here’s the Bottom Line

Larger counties need to report to the federal government by July 31 on their latest efforts with funds made available through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) - NACo has assembled guidance for counties to stay in compliance. The following materials were assembled by the National Association of Counties (NACo), who have been tirelessly working to guide and assist counties with all facets of federal fund deployment. = = = = = Here is guidance…

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July 12, 2022
LGIT Seeking Candidates for Executive Director
Corporate Partners / Government Liability and Courts
LGIT Seeking Candidates for Executive Director

The Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT) seeks qualified applicants for the position of Executive Director. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Maryland Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT) Hanover, MD The Local Government Insurance trust (LGIT) seeks qualified applicants for the position of Executive Director. LGIT was founded in 1987 and serves 164 local government units and 23 sponsored entities. LGIT operates three pools of coverage with a combined net position of over $60 million. Since its founding, LGIT has…

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July 8, 2022
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