U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen have announced that Howard County will receive $1,246,937 for Community Development Block Grants program and $422,239 for the Home Investment Partnership Program. […]
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Ball announces Phase 2 of Ellicott City Flood Plan
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has announced Phase 2 of his Ellicott City Safe and Sound Plan. This phase will include public input on five potential flood mitigation options before […]
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April Contracts
Awarded Contracts The following information is regarding awarded contracts can be used to develop prime contractor, subcontractor and teaming partner relationships on these and other opportunities. The website for each […]
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Tyler Tech to help manage state data
Tyler Technologies, of Plano, Texas, announced that the state of Maryland is launching the Socrata Connected Government Cloud (SCGC) solution. The state will use this internal data sharing approach to […]
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Bureau of Engraving & Printing may come here
The U.S. Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP) is evaluating a 100-acre parcel on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, in Beltsville, as the potential location for […]
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2020 Maryland CCC holds first meeting
With the 2020 census one year away, the newly formed 2020 Maryland Complete Count Committee (CCC) has held its first meeting in Annapolis as the state prepares and mobilizes for […]
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Howard announces education funding priorities
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has announced his education funding priorities, ahead of the release of his full, fiscal 2020 Capital Improvement Program budget. The proposed capital budget will provide […]
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Ellicott City gets $3.4M for flooding
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has announced that the 2020 state capital budget includes $3.4 million in funds for Ellicott City’s Safe and Sound Plan. In addition, a bill (House Bill […]
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Pittman creates Gun Violence task force
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman signed an executive order creating a new task force to address gun violence in the county. The task force is charged with researching and […]
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Howard repeals mobile home tax
The Howard County Council passed legislation (CB8-2019), filed by County Executive Calvin Ball, to repeal its mobile home tax. An estimated 1,100 county mobile home residents previously paid an average […]