A lengthy Baltimore Sun article (2016-10-15) provided an overview of the energy facility siting and local land use preemption issue that will be examined during the 2017 Session. As previously reported on…
MACo Policy Associate, Kevin Kinnally, testified in opposition to House Bill 317, "Labor and Employment - Wages and Benefits - Preemption of Local Authority," before the House Economic Matters Committee on…
It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest. Researchers in Chicago tested the idea by using small drones to carry heart…
MACo and the Maryland Municipal League (MML) submitted an extensive joint comment letter (2017-09-15) in response to a series of preliminary findings and potential recommendations found in an interim report on…
Drone 'disaster tourism' is hindering the response to aid first responders and inspection critical infrastructure in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, a massive hurricane that ravaged Texas and other areas…
MACo submitted comments to the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Chief Public Utility Law Judge handling a Kent County case regarding local land use preemption by energy generation facilities such as solar…
Soon after the Lake Fire started last month, it threatened hundreds of homes. Fire officials in Southern California's San Bernardino National Forest, where the wildfire raged, responded quickly by sending…
Drone operators in Laguna Beach will no longer be allowed to fly their remote-controlled aircraft over city parks near beaches or over city government buildings, beginning July 13. The Orange…
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