Last week, the US House Commerce Committee approved, on a party-line vote, H.R. 3557, the “American Broadband Act of 2023." This bill advances corporate interests at the expense of community…
The LOCAL Maryland Coalition and MACo joined forces to discuss the goals of their collaboration to fight against state preemption, and to discuss a forthcoming bill designed to clarify the…
On February 15, 2022, Associate Policy Director Brianna January testified before the House Economic Matters Committee in opposition to HB 439 - Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – 9–1–1 Specialists.…
On March 9, 2022, Associate Policy Director D'Paul Nibber testified before the House Economic Matters Committee in support of HB 477 - Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices – Local…
New Intrado Safety Suite with Wearable Panic Button reduces emergency response time by connecting school personnel with 9-1-1 via FirstNet. In advance of the 2023-2024 school year, schools nationwide can…
MACo Associate Director Kevin Kinnally testified in opposition to HB 1544 - Public Ethics and Campaign Activity - County Council Members and County Executives - Limitations on Applicant Contributions. before the…
Topic Policy, Partners, and Preemption: Opportunities and Challenges for Local Public Health Local public health policy can have a positive impact on the health of the community, creating healthier conditions…
A bill that would require an improvement on agricultural land to be assessed as agricultural property under specified circumstances passed the Maryland Senate with MACo amendments to clarify that any…
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