On January 31, 2023, Associate Policy Director Brianna January testified before the House Appropriations Committee in opposition to HB 0065 - Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining. In establishing…
House Bill 65 was passed out of the chamber and is now up for consideration in the Senate. MACo is seeking clarifying amendments. MACo opposes HB 65 - Education -…
Urban and rural counties across Maryland are reporting difficulties in recruiting and retaining career and volunteer firefighters. Earlier this week, the Baltimore Sun reported that the Baltimore City Fire Department…
Catch up on all of the latest outcomes of the 2023 Maryland General Assembly session with wrap-ups on important county-related bills in each policy area. In addition to the swearing-in…
Fitch Ratings assigned AAA ratings to the following Carroll County general obligation (GO) bonds: $30 million public improvement bonds of 2022 The superior ratings keep borrowing costs low for capital…
Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater announces the appointment of longtime county government administrator John Peterson as Chief Administrator Officer, effective April 10. Mr. Peterson comes to Frederick County from Howard…
Harford County government has been nationally recognized for excellence in financial reporting for the 37th consecutive year. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada awarded its…
Through a grant from the State of Maryland’s Connected Devices Program, Baltimore City received 30,000 Chromebooks. On October 3, 2023, Mayor Brandon M. Scott—along with Maryland Department of Housing and…
