Read more about the article Top Issues of 2021 Session: Broadband Connectivity for Public Schools
2021 MACo Issue Previews / Coronavirus / County Budgets / County News / Education
Top Issues of 2021 Session: Broadband Connectivity for Public Schools

With the 2021 Legislative Session rapidly approaching, MACo is profiling some major issues that stand to gather attention in the General Assembly’s work. Here, we preview broadband connectivity for Maryland public schools. Although each public school building in Maryland has Internet access and computers for student use, the COVID-19 pandemic forced a sudden shift to remote learning and the lack of affordable, reliable internet access will undoubtedly be a hot topic in the upcoming legislative…

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December 29, 2020
Read more about the article Top Issues of 2021 Session: Elections: Funding Fairness and County Role
2021 MACo Issue Previews / Coronavirus / County Budgets / County News / Elections / Feature / General Assembly News / News You Can Use
Top Issues of 2021 Session: Elections: Funding Fairness and County Role

With the 2021 Legislative Session rapidly approaching, MACo is profiling some major issues that stand to gather attention in the General Assembly’s work. Here, we preview potential reforms to the administration, procedures, and financing of elections in Maryland. Counties administer and fund elections at the local level, overseeing polling places and coordinating poll workers every two years. In order to mitigate public health and safety concerns amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Larry Hogan and the…

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December 29, 2020
Read more about the article Top Issues of 2021 Session: COVID-19 Response and Relief
2021 MACo Issue Previews / Business Affairs / Coronavirus / County News / Elections / Employee Benefits and Relations / Government Liability and Courts / Health and Human Services / Intergovernmental Relations
Top Issues of 2021 Session: COVID-19 Response and Relief

With the 2021 Legislative Session rapidly approaching, MACo is profiling some major issues that stand to gather attention in the General Assembly’s work. Here, we look at the state-level responses to the COVID-19 outbreak, and the many effects across Maryland. 2020 was marked, globally, by the outbreak of a pandemic - a novel coronavirus that has cost thousands of lives, and has undermined normal activity for most people. With vaccines hopefully in sight, policymakers face…

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December 29, 2020
Read more about the article Top Issues of 2021 Session: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
2021 MACo Issue Previews / Agriculture / Environment
Top Issues of 2021 Session: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

With the 2021 Legislative Session rapidly approaching, MACo is profiling some major issues that stand to gather attention in the General Assembly’s work. Here, we preview the state of the Chesapeake Bay. Protecting the Chesapeake Bay is almost always at the forefront of environmental policy agendas going into the General Assembly Session, and 2021 will likely be no different. Efforts to restore and preserve the Bay are shaped by a variety of factors, including federal…

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December 28, 2020
Read more about the article Top Issues of 2021 Session: Blueprint for Maryland’s Future
2021 MACo Issue Previews / County News / Education / News You Can Use / State Budget and Fiscal Issues
Top Issues of 2021 Session: Blueprint for Maryland’s Future

With the 2021 Legislative Session rapidly approaching, MACo is profiling some major issues that stand to gather attention in the General Assembly’s work. Here, we preview the Blueprint for Maryland's Future and what happens if the Governor's veto is overridden. After more than three years of study and consideration, the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education adopted its final recommendations in late 2019, establishing the base policy and funding formulas that passed the General…

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December 28, 2020
Read more about the article Top Issues of 2021 Session: Balancing the Budget
2021 MACo Issue Previews / Coronavirus / County Budgets / County News / General Assembly News / News You Can Use / State Budget and Fiscal Issues / Taxes and Revenues
Top Issues of 2021 Session: Balancing the Budget

With the 2021 Legislative Session rapidly approaching, MACo is profiling some major issues that stand to gather attention in the General Assembly's work. Here, we preview Maryland's budget outlook. The COVID-19 pandemic has compromised budgets by driving up costs and depleting tax revenues, which creates a degree of uncertainty when considering Maryland’s current and future budget outlook. The Constitution of Maryland requires a balanced budget: total estimated revenues must equal or exceed total appropriations. The…

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December 28, 2020
Read more about the article Top Issues of 2021 Session: Police Accountability Reforms
2021 MACo Issue Previews / Government Liability and Courts / Public Safety and Corrections
Top Issues of 2021 Session: Police Accountability Reforms

With the 2021 Legislative Session rapidly approaching, MACo is profiling some major issues that stand to gather attention in the General Assembly's work. Here, we preview accountability reforms for law enforcement agencies in Maryland. National attention has focused on police accountability - with wide-ranging stakeholders calling for changes to the laws governing discipline and accountability for officers accused of dangerous or criminal conduct in the line of duty. Maryland's legislative leaders have taken up these…

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December 28, 2020
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