This week, MACo Legal and Policy Counsel Les Knapp and a panel of county and municipal officials testified in opposition to HB113, Local Government Tort Claims Act, before the House…
HB283 was heard in the House Judiciary Committee February 18. MACo Legal and Policy Counsel Les Knapp joined a panel of local government witnesses, testifying in opposition to this bill,…
The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation released its FY 2014 Annual Report recently. The report reviews the many accomplishments the Foundation had in 2014, including: At the end of FY 2014,…
An Editorial in the Baltimore Sun supports "leveling the playing field" when it comes to taxes remitted on hotel rooms booked through online travel companies (OTC). At issue, is whether the taxes…
SB 190, sponsored by Senator Richard Madaleno, heard before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee on February 11 would "level the field" when its comes to sales taxes remitted on hotel…
Speakers briefed MACo January 2015 winter conference attendees on four key water issues during the "Treacherous Shoals: Navigating the Murky Depths of Water Issues" session. Recently, there have been many state…
Two weeks after his Governor's initial budget proposal, Governor Hogan has offered new budgeted funds for local roads and bridges. The new funding, however, is heavily slanted toward cities and…
As reported by the Baltimore Sun (limited free views available), Baltimore and Montgomery Counties recently reached a settlement with the online travel retailer Orbitz over a dispute involving the payment…
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