Maine may become the third state to adopt state-level, single-family zoning legislation intended to preempt local autonomy. Maine's state legislature is taking up legislation aiming to preempt local zoning processes,…
A broad coalition of stakeholder groups are building momentum to fight together against state proposals to limit county and municipal authority to tailor policies locally. LOCAL Maryland has formed as…
MACo Policy Associate Drew Jabin yesterday testified before the Senate Finance Committee to support SB 410 Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Law Authorization. This bill…
The Rural County Coalition received policy updates on solar siting and education funding issues at its 2019 MACo Summer Conference breakfast on August 15. Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources Jeannie…
The Maryland Commission on Climate Change's 2022 Annual Report offers a mixed bag of incentive and preemption recommendations. Late last week, the Maryland Commission on Climate Change (MCCC) released its 2022…
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has rejected an argument that local governments are impliedly preempted from regulating the use of pesticides and upheld a Montgomery County pesticide regulation. The…
The State and Local Government Section of the Maryland State Bar Association met to discuss the 2019 General Assembly Session and legislation of interest in their practice area. At a…
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland has struck down the Baltimore Clean Air Act citing preemption. The Baltimore Clean Air Act, passed in 2019 with unanimous…
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