September 13, 2019

State To Hold Counties Harmless for School Construction Funding

Counties concerned about a drop in the state share of funding their school construction projects got good news this week, as the Interagency Commission on School Construction voted for a “hold harmless” provision for FY 2021 and 2022. The revised state shares will still recognize growing shares for those whose formula dictated that change, but no jurisdiction will be left lower than in FY 2020.

Conduit Street Coverage: Construction Funding

U.S. Census: Median Household Income Stayed Flat in 2018 Opioid Litigation Takes a Turn with Potential Purdue Settlement MACo Needs County Participants for Renewable Energy Siting Advisory Committee

Coalition Asks Congress to Repeal Rescission of $7.6B in Federal Highway Aid New Jersey Reconsiders Corporate Tax Incentives Queen Anne’s Hopes TIF District Will Improve Local Infrastructure

With Solar Siting, the Devil’s Always In the Details Former Planning Secretary Criticizes “A Better Maryland” MAFSM Hosting 15th Annual Conference on Stormwater & Floodplain Management

92 County, Municipal Leaders to Graduate from the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance Washington County Launches Bus Tracking App Lower Shore Crisis Stabilization Center Receives Boost of Grant Funding

State To Hold Counties Harmless for School Construction Funding New Report on Use of High-Quality Materials in Classrooms Article Suggests Certain Investments for Public, Church Pensions

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Feds Fund Baltimore City and Prince George’s to Fight Youth Homelessness Sun Calls for Support of Trauma-Informed Care Act Montgomery Council Considering Air Conditioning Mandate for Rental Units

Council President Scott Unveils “Tracker” For Policy Proposals Ice Cream Social with Maryland CISO John Evans – 9.19.19 Study Finds Sunscreen Chemicals, Antibiotics, & Endocrine-Disrupting Hormones in Chesapeake Oysters

Conduit Street Podcast Corner:

Conduit Street Podcast: Leadership, Labor Day, and Lunchboxes

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including last week's trip to the National Folk Festival in Wicomico County; big changes to House leadership and committee assignments; the latest on the school calendar debate; and a recap of last week's meeting of the Kirwan Commission's funding workgroup.

Listen to any MACo Podcast Episode: www.mdcounties.org/Podcast

Counties In Action

Anne Arundel Special Olympics names 3 high schools as National Banner Unified Champion Schools for inclusion programs.

Eastern Shore Eastern Shore counties unite to promote education in the trades at Chesapeake College, September 25, 2019.

Harford National celebrities help Harford County celebrate National Recovery Month.

Corporate Partner Corner

BGE Encourages Students to Be A 'Natural Gas Safety Hero' in STEAM Grant Challenge MACo Gold Corporate Partner BGE, has announced a new challenge for STEAM students that could yield up to $10,000 in grant funding. From BGE's website :

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