September 17, 2021

BPW Breakthrough: Panel Seeks, Receives Cost Split to Help Counties

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As previously reported, this week MACo sent a letter to the Board of Public Works asking the State to honor its longstanding split of funding responsibility for elections. At this week’s meeting of the Board of Public Works, Secretary of Budget and Management David Brinkley pledged that a project to replace state-mandated electronic pollbooks and ancillary equipment would follow the same 50/50 state/county funding split as other comparable equipment since 2001.

What Does the New Federal COVID Action Plan Mean for Maryland’s Counties? Legislative Committee Approves Masking for All Public Schools Sep 15 Board of Public Works Meeting: What Counties Need to Know Prince George’s Democrats Choose Cheryl Landis for House D 23B Vacancy Maryland's GoVAX Updates MACo's COVID-19 Resources Page

Hogan Seeks New, Diverse Applicants for Blueprint Accountability and Implementation Board State Superintendent Choudhury Builds Out Leadership Team Baltimore Chosen as 1 of 4 Cities for Goldman Sachs Small Businesses Fellows Program at Colleges UMBC Ranked as One of the Top Colleges in 2022 by U.S. News Prince George’s Community College to Forgive $2.87M in Student Debt

Baltimore City Announces ARPA Investments, Urges Nonprofits to Apply for Funds Prince George’s Schools Announce New COVID Vaccination Policies State to Award $1M for Pretrial Services Frederick Completes Historic Bond Sale Cecil Announces its 6th Annual Cecil Cares for 10/2 Baltimore County Announces New Public Safety Hiring Initiatives

Howard Fire Dept Earns American Heart Association’s EMS Excellence Award Baltimore City Health Department Holds Vaccination Contest for Ravens Tickets MD Oral Health Task Force Meets for First Time

Fitch Rates MDOT’s $628M Consolidated Transportation Bonds AA+, Outlook Stable Hogan Announces Over $12M in Highway Safety Grant Funding Anne Arundel Offers $10K Small Business Grants

Some Baltimore City Landlords Refusing Eviction Prevention Funds Charles Opens Housing Voucher Waiting List How MD Farms Contributed to Hurricane Ida Relief

Parks Commission Kicks Off, Local Gov’ts to Testify at Next Meeting Board of Public Works Announces $2.8M for Drinking Water Baltimore City Resumes Bulk Trash, White Goods Collection

MSBA’s Land Use Institute Goes Virtual – October 5th LEAD Maryland Seeks Fellowship Applicants  Fun Fact: Go Chasing Waterfalls in These Counties

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