Read more about the article Meeting Community Needs, One Delivery at a Time
Winter Conference
Meeting Community Needs, One Delivery at a Time

MACo’s 2025 Winter Conference Solutions Showcase features thought leaders and industry experts presenting resources and best practices to assist local governments. Check out this session hosted by Aetna! About Aetna: Aetna, a CVS Health business, serves an estimated 34 million people with information and resources to help them make better-informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental…

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December 2, 2025
Read more about the article Women Legislators of Maryland To Celebrate 54 Years of Historic Leadership
County News / Leadership / Winter Conference
Women Legislators of Maryland To Celebrate 54 Years of Historic Leadership

Maryland’s women leaders celebrate the 54th anniversary of the nation’s first Women’s Caucus and offer a moment to recognize meaningful milestones and reaffirm the work still ahead. Maryland’s Women Legislators will mark another milestone this winter, celebrating the 54th anniversary of the nation’s first Women’s Caucus at their Annual Opening Reception. The event, hosted by the Women Legislators of Maryland Foundation, Inc., will take place Tuesday, January 13, 2026, from 6 PM to 8 PM…

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December 1, 2025
Read more about the article If You Build It, They Will Come: Infrastructure As a Tourism Strategy at @MACoCon
Economic Development / Environment / Planning and Zoning / Tourism / Winter Conference
If You Build It, They Will Come: Infrastructure As a Tourism Strategy at @MACoCon

With a new multi-state Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and local agencies focusing their own infrastructure plans on sustainability for tourism and economic growth, government agencies are quickly realizing they need to be developing projects with future viability in mind. Building a community that attracts visitors and businesses, while preserving the local landscape for year-round resident is vital. An upcoming 2025 MACo Winter Conference panel will feature experts from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore discussing…

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December 1, 2025
Read more about the article MD Second Only to NY in Commute Times Nationwide
Transportation and Public Works / Winter Conference
MD Second Only to NY in Commute Times Nationwide

Data from the Census Bureau now shows that Maryland is second only to New York in commute times, driven mainly by the end of remote and hybrid work options.  Maryland now has the second-longest average commute in the nation, with workers spending approximately 31.5 minutes each way to get to work. Census data and recent survey work point to a key driver: fewer people are working remotely or on hybrid schedules, particularly among federal employees.…

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December 1, 2025
Read more about the article Rurals to Hear About One Time $64M Energy Funding at #MACoCon
Energy / Winter Conference
Rurals to Hear About One Time $64M Energy Funding at #MACoCon

The Rural County Coalition will hear about the state's one-time $64 million Local Government Energy Modernization Program (L-GEM).   MACo’s Rural County Coalition provides a forum for Maryland’s rural counties to share their unique perspective on critical state and federal policy issues. They will meet at the 2025 Winter Conference on Thursday, Dec 11, from 11:45 am – 12:45 pm. At this meeting, the University of Maryland’s Environmental Finance Center will walk through services and opportunities to…

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December 1, 2025
Read more about the article Troubling Trends: The State of Maryland’s Economy at #MACoCon
Business Affairs / Labor / Winter Conference
Troubling Trends: The State of Maryland’s Economy at #MACoCon

Maryland’s economy is shifting in ways that are already reshaping local budgets, services, and long-range priorities. Across Maryland, state and county leaders are confronting an economic landscape defined by uneven growth, demographic transitions, and persistent workforce pressures. At the same time, national trends, like rising interest rates, a cooling labor market, and slowdowns in key industries, are filtering down to the local level, affecting everything from hiring and retention to revenue reliability. Maryland’s unique mix…

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December 1, 2025
Read more about the article Chesapeake Employers’ 2025 Fall Report
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Chesapeake Employers’ 2025 Fall Report

MACo’s 2025 Winter Conference Solutions Showcase features thought leaders and industry experts presenting resources and best practices to assist local governments. Check out this session hosted by Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company! About Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company: Chesapeake Employers has been providing workers’ compensation insurance in Maryland since 1914. Their local presence and unwavering dedication to Maryland counties, municipalities, business owners, and employees have made them what they are today – Maryland’s largest workers’ compensation insurance…

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December 1, 2025
Read more about the article Greening and De-Risking Kaiser Permanente’s Energy Supply
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Greening and De-Risking Kaiser Permanente’s Energy Supply

MACo’s 2025 Winter Conference Solutions Showcase features thought leaders and industry experts presenting resources and best practices to assist local governments. Check out this session hosted by Kaiser Permanente! About Kaiser Permanente: Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente is recognized as one of America’s leading healthcare providers and not-for-profit health plans. They currently serve more than 11.3 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their…

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December 1, 2025
Read more about the article DOE Interconnection Proposal Raises Jurisdictional Questions
Energy / Winter Conference
DOE Interconnection Proposal Raises Jurisdictional Questions

A proposed plan for federal intervention in the interconnection of data centers to the energy grid raises questions over state and federal jurisdiction.  The U.S. Department of Energy is urging federal regulators to set national rules for how data centers and other large electric customers connect to the grid—a move that has sparked strong pushback from state regulators and lawmakers. Groups like the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National Conference of State Legislatures argue…

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November 24, 2025
Read more about the article MACo 2025 County Innovation Award Winners Champion Public Safety & Diversity
County News / Winter Conference
MACo 2025 County Innovation Award Winners Champion Public Safety & Diversity

MACo has announced the recipients of the prestigious County Innovation Award. The County Innovation Award was established to recognize superb and leading-edge county programs that improve the overall quality of life and service delivery for a county’s residents. The Honorable Ingrid Turner, Prince George’s County Circuit Court Associate Judge, MACo Past President, and former Prince George’s County Council Member, instituted this award during her term as MACo President in 2012. The award is now a collaboration of…

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November 24, 2025
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