December 20, 2013

Governor Will Sponsor Police Radio Bill

The Governor confirmed during MACo's Winter Conference his support for establishing a statutory radio governance board for the statewide public safety radio system, Maryland FiRST. He pledged that the bill to create the oversight body would be part of his Administration's package of legislative initiatives for the 2014 session. (Read more)

Statewide Minimum Wage Bill Could Affect New Local Laws

Garrett Commissioners Offer Plan to Keep Schools Open

State Okays Common Core Test Development

Baltimore County Teachers Share Frustration Over Common Core

Editorial Questions Maryland's ACA Implementation Strategy

Daily Times: State Should Restore Highway User Funds

Committee Adopts State Spending Limits

Garrett County Faces Bleak Financial Forecast for 2015

Prince George's County Legislators to Reintroduce Disposable Bag Fee Legislation

Somerset County Considers Property Tax Credit for Victims of Hurricane Sandy

Legislators Plan on Introducing Bill to Increase Sewage and Sediment Fines

Salisbury Considers Stormwater Fee to Cover $24M System Upgrade

Maryland Joins Multi-State Petition to Address "Upwind" Air Pollution

League of Conservation Voters Announces 2014 Initiatives

EPA Offers $400,000 in Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance to Local Governments

Registration Now Open - 2014 NACo Legislative Conference

Thank You to MACo's Winter Conference Sponsors

Rural Counties Coalition Sees Opportunities, Concerns

Register for MEDA's 2014 Winter Conference - January 9

NACo - Creating Healthy Counties December 2013 Issue

More Leadership Changes Among Council Members & Commissioners

Pollitt Offers Reflections & Plans for Wicomico

Frederick County Releases State of the County 2013

Baltimore County: Snow Removal Important, But Costly

Calvert Commissioner Proposes "Code Home Rule" Government for County

State Leaders Grapple with State & Local Costs of Bail Representation Mandate

State Commission Makes Recommendations on Baltimore City Jail, Correctional Officer Discipline

Rural Maryland Council Drums Support for Investment Fund

Data Shows Increase in Homeless Students in Maryland

Nation's Large Urban Counties Release New Report

Dates to Remember:

Maryland General Assembly 2014 Session Begins January 8

MACo Summer Conference -
August 13-16, 2014

Corporate Partner Profile: Aetna

CarePass� from Aetna Makes It Easier to Manage Medications with Addition of Care4TodayTM Mobile Health Manager

More than 120 million adults in the U.S. own a smartphone, and 19 percent of smartphone owners have at least one health app on their phone. To leverage the reach and power of mobile technology and make it more convenient for consumers to take their medications, Aetna (NYSE: AET) recently added the Care4TodayTM Mobile Health Manager app to the CarePass� from Aetna health and wellness digital platform. (Find out more )

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