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January 28, 2022

Counties, Health Officers Urge Protections for Health Workers

Conduit Street Coverage MACo Testimony Video of the Public Hearing House Bill 267 Conduit Street Podcast

This week, county health officers, MACo, and other stakeholders testified before the House Judiciary Committee in support of HB 267 – Criminal Law – Threat Against Public Health Official or Hospital Staff Member. Delegate Karen Lewis Young’s bill, a MACo 2022 legislative initiative, prohibits threats to a public health official (or other health workers) with the intent to intimidate, interfere with, or impede their duties. The critical message of the bill: “we’ve got your back.”

First ARPA Recovery Fund Project and Expenditure Reports Due Next Week Legislators Briefed by State Superintendent on Status of MD’s Students State Unemployment Drops to Lowest Rate Since Start of Pandemic Jan. 26 Board of Public Works Meeting: What Counties Need to Know MACo Backs Necessary, Reasonable Flexibility for Mail-In Ballot Canvass Optimism for School Enrollment Rebound After Temporary Decline During COVID

Charles Earns National Budget Award, Certificate for Excellence in Financial Reporting Chichi Nyagah-Nash to Serve as Baltimore’s New Deputy City Administrator Anne Arundel Exec Unveils Draft Vision Zero Plan Montgomery Joins National Building Performance Standard Coalition Cecil County Executive Hornberger Delivers State of the County Address St. Mary’s County Administrator Dr. Rebecca Bolton Bridgett to Retire

Counties: Election Laws Deserve Much-Needed Reboot MACo: Program Open Space Decisions Should Remain Local Counties Opposed to Limiting Ability to Set Qualification Standards in Hiring MACo Urges Local Flexibility for Solar Tax Breaks Counties Support Boosting Cybersecurity Scholarships, Promoting Public Roles MACo Supports “Local Option” Amendment for Pension Enhancements

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More Work Needed on Chesapeake Blueprint Implementation Maryland Releases First-of-its-Kind Coastal Adaptation Report Card $37.5M Slated for Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration

Maryland's GoVAX Updates

Baltimore City Awarded $20M for Economic Mobility and Housing Equity Subcabinet for Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Implementation Established  MDOT Announces $1M for Baltimore, Cecil, and Montgomery Counties

Baltimore City Releases Child Fatality Review Report Gov. Hogan Enacts Executive Order, Expands Health Care Staffing USDA Rural Investments to Benefit Maryland Facilities  Baltimore County Announces Free Pilot Grocery Shuttle to Improve Food Access

Blueprint Oversight Board Announces DLS’ Rachel Hise as Executive Director NACo Webinar: How Counties Are Transforming Human Services Delivery Systems Fun Fact: Cold? The Co-Discoverer of the North Pole is From This County

Conduit Street Podcast

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Opioid Deal in the Books, More Health and Legal Issues On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, D'Paul Nibber joins Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson to detail a monumental deal to distribute needed resources to local governments from a historic settlement between the State and opioid manufacturers/distributors.  Plus, an update on MACo's Legislative Initiative to protect public officials from threats and intimidations, legislation to address fiscal and administrative challenges with implementing body camera programs, and a bill to reverse a Maryland Court of Appeals decision that preempts local tobacco regulation. The Conduit Street Podcast is available on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more. Listen Now

Counties in Action

Dorchester County Hosts The Cambridge Ice & Oyster Festival Jan. 28-29

Queen Anne's County Calls for Vendors for July 4 Celebration

Montgomery County to Host 2022 Women's Legislative Briefing

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