Howard County has submitted a formal complaint against Purdue Pharma L.P., and other opioid manufacturers, as well as opioid distributors, in the Circuit Court for Howard County for their alleged […]
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Cardin, Van Hollen announce more than $1.5M for research at Maryland HBCUs
United States Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) announced the award of more than $1.5 million in federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research […]
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Howard announces $200M bond sale at lowered rate
A total of $200,230,000 of Consolidated Public Improvement, Metropolitan District and refunding bonds were priced and have been sold by Howard via a competitive bidding process. The bonds are highly […]
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Ruppersberger helps boost Chesapeake Bay funding to historic $85M
Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and his colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee have passed two bills funding key investments to the Chesapeake Bay, including an historic $85 million for the […]
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Ball announces Ellicott City flood plan
As part of his Safe and Sound plan, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced his decision on a comprehensive flood mitigation plan for Ellicott City. Last month, Ball presented the […]
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Marylanders can enroll for Health Insurance via tax returns
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, and House Speaker Adrienne Jones signed a first-of-its-kind health care enrollment bill into law. The Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance […]
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Is it time to elect the zoning board?
Howard County Council members serve three primary functions. They are the county’s legislative branch, the Zoning Board and the front line for constituent services. Does the fact that council members, […]
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Pittman presents ‘Move Anne Arundel’ plan
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman unveiled the first draft of the county’s Move Anne Arundel transportation master plan. Pittman encouraged residents to provide feedback on the plan during the […]
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Howard gets AAA rating
Howard County has received the highest possible credit rating, AAA, from all three bond rating agencies. Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investor Services and Standard & Poor’s, for the 22nd consecutive years. […]
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Commerce launches STEMConnect
The Maryland Department of Commerce has launched STEMConnect, an interactive database of educational, internship and apprenticeship opportunities in federal agencies and military installations throughout Maryland. The database, which was created […]