Gov. Larry Hogan has announced that more than $200 million in financing tools and new programs will be made available to create new affordable housing opportunities in the state. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development will administer the funds to produce more than 6,000 additional units statewide amid rising construction costs and interest […]
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State delegation announces $5M-plus for early childhood programs
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen; and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $5,382,250 in federal funding for the Community Action Council of Howard County’s Head Start projects, as well as the Head Start of Washington County and the Board of Education of St. […]
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Arundel business owners graduate from AAEDC Inclusive Ventures Program
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Kenneth Holt, and City of Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley congratulated the third cohort of AAEDC’s Inclusive Ventures Program following the group’s recent graduation and pitch day. Introduced by AAEDC in January 2021, IVP aims to help small and minority-owned, woman-owned, and […]
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Pittman proposes lower taxes, taxpayer benefits in fiscal ’23 budget
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced tax savings and other key taxpayer benefits in a preview of his fiscal 2023 budget proposal, which was recently introduced to the County Council. “This budget proposal removes our structural deficit, reduces borrowing, increases reserves, lowers taxes and provides record investments – in education, public safety, parks, health […]
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Arundel releases new interactive budget tool
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman and the county’s Budget Office released a new, interactive tool for residents to track county revenue and spending, the Budget and Data Development Explorer. The BuDDE can be found at www.aacounty.org/budde. “Government works best when taxpayers know how their money is spent,” County Executive Steuart Pittman said. “This user-friendly new […]
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MTC secures $2.5M for workforce via BioHub Maryland
The Maryland Tech Council has secured $2.5 million in state funding to grow the state’s life science workforce through its Biohub Maryland program. The funding is included in Gov. Larry Hogan’s new Maryland Cancer Moonshot Initiative to expand and accelerate cancer detection, screening, prevention, treatment and research in the state. BioHub Maryland is a first of its kind initiative […]
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Pittman statement on FHA’s Chesapeake Bay Crossing study
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman issued the following statement on the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 1 National Environmental Policy Act. “The Federal Highway Administration’s decision to pursue only the Route 50 corridor for Chesapeake Bay crossing enhancement was no surprise. “While we would […]
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Pittman announces plans for transitional housing community
Anne Arundel County announced plans for the renovation and transformation of the Doll Furnished Apartments in Glen Burnie into the Heritage at Madison Park, a new transitional housing community. Purchased with a $3.19 million American Rescue Plan grant, Heritage at Madison Park will provide emergency and transitional housing for Anne Arundel County’s chronically homeless population. […]
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House approves funding for Maryland restaurants, small businesses
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Relief for Restaurants & Other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act, which will deliver $55 billion to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and establish a new program supporting other small businesses impacted most by the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 223-203 […]
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Arundel announces renewable solar energy initiatives
Anne Arundel County has announced two key solar and renewable energy initiatives. Executive Order 57 commits the county to purchasing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 to run all government operations; and Bill 19-22 paves the way for a public-private partnership with Ameresco to build a solar project on the closed Glen Burnie Landfill, which will provide the county […]