June 20, 2014

Frederick County: Lincoln Elementary, LEED Silver, Renovation/Addition: Occupied Fall 2012. Image courtesy of the Public School Construction Program.

Board of Public Works Approves School Construction Funding

On May 14, 2014, the Board of Public Works met to approve the final funding and planning recommendations of the Interagency Committee on School Construction for the FY 2015 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for school construction. The funding allocation of $325.256 million for 183 specific projects includes $6.48 million for eight (8) FY 2014 Air Conditioning Initiative projects, $361,000 for State-Owned Relocatables, and $660,000 for the outsourcing of design reviews by the Department of General Services. (Read more)

Carroll County Videos Explain Common Core

Queen Anne's School Board Adopts New Student Discipline Policy

Board of Public Works Approves Education Adequacy Funding Study

State Reviews $1M Contract for Next Education Funding Study

Anne Arundel County School Board Adopts $1B Budget

Prince George's County BOE Accepts Feasibility Study for High Point High School

Property Tax Exemptions and Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Local Revenue Effects

SDAT Convenes Local Government Workgroup on Property Assessments, Tax Credit Programs

Adopted County Budgets:

Anne Arundel

Queen Anne's

Talbot

Local Governments Advocate for Greater Role in Federal Transportation Spending

Maryland Joins New Multistate Chesapeake Bay Agreement

Phosphorus Water Pollution Remains A Potential Challenge Under Chesapeake Bay TMDL

Maryland Awarded $7 Million in Federal Coastal Resilience Grants

Harford County Council Lets Proposed Zoning Appeal Charter Amendment Expire

Talbot County Works to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

July 2 - Last Chance for Lowest Rates for MACo Summer Conference

NACo Financial Services Invites You to Get Crackin'

Get Your Liquid Charge from Urban Grid Solar's Beverage Stations at MACo's Summer Conference

Expand Your Possibilities with AARP at #MACoCon

Rise & Shine with the Law Offices of Norman D. Rivera #MACoCon

EPA Extends Comment Period on "Waters of the US" Regs

Appointments to Commission to Study Pretrial System Announced

Housing Maryland and Trends in Maryland's Housing Landscape

Baltimore County Awarded $1.5 Million for Minority and Women Owned Small Business

Cecil Newspaper Highlights Law Enforcement Panels at MACo's Drug Summit

Harford County's "Deputy Director Amendment" Will Be on November Ballot

New York "Expands" Education Opportunities in Lowest Performing Schools

Study Shows Americans Worry Poor Road Surfaces Create Unsafe Conditions

Report: A Roadmap for a Successful Transition to the Common Core

Maryland Municipalities & Organizations Receive Vast Majority of G3 Grants

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JULY 2 - Last Day for Lowest Summer Conference Registration Rates

MACo Summer Conference: August 13-16
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Corporate Partner Profile: Motorola Solutions

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High failure rates
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