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Don’t Be Tempted to Be Preempted

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…

Cecil Gets New FirstNet Site to Boost Communications for First Responders

First responders in Cecil County are getting a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of a new, purpose-built FirstNet cell site. The new site is a part…

Congress Finalizing Framework for Autonomous Vehicles

The United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce released several new sections of a draft bill governing the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles. New sections of the bipartisan…

MACo Announces 2020 Legislative Initiatives

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…

Court of Appeals Holds Solar Siting Decisions Are Made by the State, Not by Local Zoning

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…

2020 Session: Recap and Wrap-Ups

This year, for the first time in since the Civil War, the General Assembly closed session early on March 18, due to precautionary social distancing measures taken to curb the…

Court of Special Appeals Hears Montgomery Pesticide Preemption Case

A panel of Maryland Court of Special Appeal judges will determine whether state law preempts counties from regulating pesticide applications after hearing oral arguments in the case of Montgomery County…

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In addition to weekly updates on happenings in Maryland's counties and an ever-shifting set of policy areas, during the break from the legislative session, MACo's blog regularly features several deep-dive…

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