MACo’s 2020 President, Baltimore City Council Member Sharon Green Middleton, First Vice President, Caroline County Commissioner Wilbur Levengood, Chair of MACo's Education Subcommittee, Montgomery County Council Member Craig Rice, and…
Attendees to the MACo 2019 January Winter Conference learned about three key legal issues that will likely factor into upcoming Session, including: (1) local preemption; (2) access to justice/attorney fees;…
A Herald Mail-Media article (2019-02-06) reported that the Maryland Court of Appeals has agreed to review a lower court decision (Board of County Commissioners of Washington County v. Perennial Solar) which held…
A bill prohibiting retailers in Maryland from handing out plastic carryout bags to customers at the register has passed through the House Environment and Transportation Committee with significant changes. Amendments…
Frederick County will appeal the August ruling by a Public Utility Law Judge that would allow a 15 megawatt solar facility on roughly 100 acres of land zoned for agricultural…
Think you have local authority to regulate in a policy area because state law is silent on the issue? Think again because a court may find you have no authority…
MACo to prioritize education funding, school construction, health crises, and implied preemption in the 2020 session. MACo’s Legislative Committee voted at their September 18, 2019 meeting to adopt the Association’s…
The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that local land use is impliedly preempted by the state over the siting of large solar facilities. The Court's decision in Board of…
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