MACo Agenda: 2018 Initiatives, Growth Plan, and School Funding
MACo's offices will be abuzz on September 27, as the Legislative Committee will meet at 11am, and an ad hoc discussion on school funding will follow in the afternoon. The…
House, Following Senate, Approves County-friendly Budget
On Wednesday, while most of the State stayed off the snowy roads, the Maryland House of Delegates passed a county-friendly budget that relieves counties of the requirement to pay additional…
New County Executives Among 2019 Session Winners & Losers
A Maryland Matters article (2019-04-10) highlighted the website's perceived winners and losers of the 2019 Session. The article made it clear up front that it would not be including House Speaker…
5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Miss #MACoCon Wednesday
MACo’s Winter Conference is only 5 weeks away, January 2-4, 2019. Join more than 600 local government officials and decision-makers, legislators, state and federal officials, and commercial representatives for the…
Check Out These Winter #MACoCon Session Titles
MACo's Winter Conference, "Charting the Course," is quickly approaching - session titles have just been announced and registration is open. Register today! Join 600+ decision-makers and influencers from all across…
#MACoCon Participants Rave About Connections and Content
MACo's 2018 Summer Conference wrapped on August 18 and is being touted as the best conference the county association has held in recent memory. See what the participants had to…
Simpler, Faster, More Routes to the Classroom for Excellent Educators
The State Board hears a report from the Support for Excellent Educators Subcommittee of the Maryland State Department of Education's internal Every Student Succeeds Act Committee. The Every Student Succeeds Act…
Why Do Five Jurisdictions Lose $45M In Education Funds?
Governor Larry Hogan last week released his fiscal 2018 budget and accompanying Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2017, boasting that it "responsibly holds the line on spending without raising…
