The official podcast of @MDCounties. Maryland policy and politics, covering state and county issues. #WeAreMDCounties #MDpolitics
Annapolis, MD
Joined April 2018
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"Counties across the country are grappling with remarkably similar issues and searching for practical solutions."
Tune in to our latest discussion! #Podcast #CountyGovernment
#Housing. #DataCenters. #PFAS. #DisasterResponse.
County governments across the South are wrestling with many of the same challenges.
Hear how Maryland, Virginia, and Georgia are approaching them in this special @Conduit_St_Pod episode. @GACounty @KKinnally_MACo @DomButchko_MACo @VACounties
#Podcast #LocalGov #CountyNews
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Federal housing policy 🤝 the county perspective
What could the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act actually mean on the ground?
We get into it on The Briefing Room. 🎧👇
🏠 Washington is back in the housing conversation.
@RepJohnnyO joins @DomButchko_MACo & Terry Hickey (@BaltCoGov) on #TheBriefingRoom to unpack the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, what it means for counties & where local authority fits.
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@Conduit_St_Pod #Housing #LocalGov #MDCounties #Podcast
September gave us plenty to sort into news or noise. 👀
🎧 Catch up on the headlines and hear which ones we think #Maryland should keep watching.
📰 News or noise?
#AI and data centers. FAMLI. State revenues. A tricky ballot question. And a little #football. 🏈
@KKinnally_MACo, @msanderson_MACo, & @Kanderson_MACo break down September’s headlines, and what could matter next for Maryland.
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@Conduit_St_Pod #MDcounties #Podcast #Maryland
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🏫 What has 5 years of the Blueprint meant for Maryland’s educators?
@ssample_MACo continues our Blueprint Check-In with @MSEAeducators Executive Director Sean Johnson, talking pay, recruitment + retention, budget pressure and what comes next for #education reform. @Conduit_St_Pod
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#BlueprintForMarylandsFuture #MarylandCounties #LocalGovernment
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💰 What exactly is a #TIF, and why does it generate so much debate?
Christopher Sheehan of Mesirow joins @DomButchko_MACo & Terry Hickey (@BaltCoGov) to break down the mechanics, risks, public benefits & tradeoffs of Tax Increment Financing.
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@Conduit_St_Pod #LocalGov #Podcast #ListenNow #Housing #Finance
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🏫 Five years into Maryland’s Blueprint, what’s working and what needs work?
@ssample_MACo kicks off a new @Conduit_St_Pod #education series with Mary Pat Fannon of @PSSAM_News to talk implementation, funding pressures + what lawmakers should consider heading into 2027.
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Our Executive Director is back in the @Conduit_St_Pod chair continuing conversations with @ssample_MACo on Maryland's Blueprint.
A great discussion on implementation, funding, and the path forward. Tune in to hear more!
🏫 Five years into Maryland’s Blueprint, what’s working and what needs work?
@ssample_MACo kicks off a new @Conduit_St_Pod #education series with Mary Pat Fannon of @PSSAM_News to talk implementation, funding pressures + what lawmakers should consider heading into 2027.
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#BaltimoreCity’s vacant-home count has fallen from roughly 16,000 to just over 11,800. What’s driving the change?
@MayorBMScott joins @DomButchko_MACo & @BaltCoGov's Terry Hickey on The Briefing Room.
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Some housing ideas are bangers. Some need a little more time in the kitchen. 🔥 @DomButchko_MACo
Episode 9 of #TheBriefingRoom puts the latest housing solutions to the test. Which ones are ready for prime time? 👇
🔥 All Bangers, No Mash.
Ep. 9 of @Conduit_St_Pod Briefing Room: @DomButchko_MACo Terry Hickey (@BaltCoGov), @jacobrday of @MDHousing kick the tires on #housing ideas; from #pension funds and single-stair buildings to downsizing + model designs.
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📰 NEWS OR NOISE?
🏫 Blueprint pressure
🏗️ School construction funding
📷 AI + license plate readers
🏈 The end of amateur college sports?
We’re sorting through what matters and what MD counties should keep watching. @Conduit_St_Pod @KKinnally_MACo @msanderson_MACo @ssample_MACo
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#Podcast #LocalGov #AI #Blueprint #MDCounties
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#Housing challenges look different across Maryland, but every county needs tools that fit its market.
In Ep 8 of the Briefing Room, @DomButchko_MACo & Terry Hickey (@BaltCoGov join @GCCommissioners Paul Edwards and Liz Georg to unpack the Hemlock Grove playbook. @garrettcountymd @Conduit_St_Pod
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That’s a wrap on the first 8 episodes of our housing finance series! But Terry and I are far from finished! Plus exciting news involving @KKinnally_MACo #ProudPapa!
Watch this space, more episodes to drop very soon! @Conduit_St_Pod #MDcounties
#Housing challenges look different across Maryland, but every county needs tools that fit its market.
In Ep 8 of the Briefing Room, @DomButchko_MACo & Terry Hickey (@BaltCoGov join @GCCommissioners Paul Edwards and Liz Georg to unpack the Hemlock Grove playbook. @garrettcountymd @Conduit_St_Pod
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The Blueprint. School construction. AI surveillance. And…are college sports even amateur anymore? 🏈
It must be time for another round of News or Noise. @Conduit_St_Pod @KKinnally_MACo @msanderson_MACo @ssample_MACo
🎧 Listen to the latest Conduit Street Podcast: ow.ly/Gnew50ZGgsN
#Podcast #LocalGov #AI #Blueprint #MDCounties
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Good conversation with @msanderson_MACo on what’s actually on the table as the Local Revenue Task Force looks at #county revenue flexibility.
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#MDpolitics #localgov @MDCounties @RichMadaleno @christianarigby @Conduit_St_Pod
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Some of the best @Conduit_St_Pod memories were when @KKinnally_MACo and I sifted through all the stuff from the most recent #Kirwan Commission mtgs (the eventual #Blueprint4MD plan) ... I think those days really honed this pod into what it has become (beyond just "county" stuff)
Good conversation with @msanderson_MACo on what’s actually on the table as the Local Revenue Task Force looks at #county revenue flexibility.
Listen here: conduitstreet.mdcounties.org…
#MDpolitics #localgov @MDCounties @RichMadaleno @christianarigby @Conduit_St_Pod
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Ep5 of The Briefing Room is out now! @Conduit_St_Pod
#Housing costs rarely come from one ingredient. They build layer by layer until a project no longer pencils out. In Episode 5 of The Briefing Room, @DomButchko_MACo and Terry Hickey (@BaltCoGov) join @MDComptroller to unpack Maryland’s “Smith Island Cake Effect.”
#Podcast #LocalGov
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What's news—and what's just noise? #LocalGov #Podcast
This month's @Conduit_St_Pod breaks down:
🏛️ Special session
💰 Local health funding
📊 Revenue modernization
🏀 Plus LeBron to Philly?!
@KKinnally_MACo @Kanderson_MACo @msanderson_MACo
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🏢➡️🏘️Empty offices may look like an easy housing solution, but conversions are rarely simple. In Episode 6 of The Briefing Room, @DomButchko_MACo and Terry Hickey (@BaltCoGov) join Tim Karp of @jpmorgan to examine costs, financing gaps, and what makes a project viable. #Podcast #LocalGov #Housing @Conduit_St_Pod
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Where does the private money come from to build affordable housing?
Episode 4 of The Briefing Room explores the private side of the capital stack with Jordan Bishop of @jpmorgan and why public-private partnerships are essential to housing production. @DomButchko_MACo @BaltCoGov @Conduit_St_Pod
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#AffordableHousing #Funding #Maryland #Podcast
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#AffordableHousing doesn't happen without state investment. @Conduit_St_Pod
Episode 3 of The Briefing Room features @jacobrday joining @DomButchko and Terry Hickey (@BaltCoGov) to discuss how Maryland finances housing, supports local projects, and responds to today's housing challenges. @MDHousing
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#Housing #Maryland
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Missed an episode of @Conduit_St_Pod's, The Briefing Room?
Catch up on the full five-part energy series; from who controls Maryland’s energy system to where our power comes from, the rise of data centers, and the policy decisions shaping what comes next.
🎧 All episodes now in one place.
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