Conduit Street Podcast

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson, Kevin Kinnally, and Natasha Mehu discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including the tragic death of Michael E. Busch, the longest-serving House speaker in the history of Maryland and 40-year-veteran of the Parks and Recreation Department in Anne Arundel County, recap a number of issues that came down to the wire a...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson, Kevin Kinnally, and Natasha Mehu discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including an update on "The Education Blueprint for Maryland's Future," new developments on prescription drug affordability, the status of legislation concerning the future of Pimlico Race Course, and a preview of what's to c...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including an update on the budget, a strange twist on the End-of-Life Option Act, vetoes, veto overrides, redistricting, new rules for ticket resellers, and a proposal to change the definition of milk.

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including the status of the "Fight for Fifteen" minimum wage bill, the Clean Energy Jobs Act, a proposal to abolish the Handgun Permit Review Board, school funding, school construction, and intriguing language in the Senate's version of the 2019...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Natasha Mehu discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including dueling budget proposals from the House and Senate, an update on small cell wireless siting, and general news and notes from the Maryland General Assembly. Also this week, Les Knapp joins the podcast to provide updates on solar siting, septics, the Forest...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally break down "The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future," legislation to transform the State’s early childhood, primary, and secondary education system into a world-class system based on the recommendations of the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education. This bill implements the “bluep...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson, Kevin Kinnally, and Natasha Mehu discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including a week of big hearings on Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911), funding for local health departments, school construction, and small cell wireless siting, a proposal to ban the use of public genealogical databases to solve criminal cases, and...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including some very interesting and thoughtful remarks from Senate President Mike Miller regarding Maryland's Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the latest on the future of Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore City, the status of a plan to build a...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including Secretary of Budget and Management David Brinkley's presentation to MACo's Legislative Committee, the latest on a proposal to allow school systems to start school before labor day, new developments on the race for Maryland State Treasurer,...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally recap the latest from Annapolis, including a deluge of bills, a new panel to select the next Maryland Treasurer, the latest on a proposal to strip the Maryland Comptroller of regulatory authority over alcohol, tobacco, and petroleum, the national vote interstate compact, and school year suspense.

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson, Kevin Kinnally, and Natasha Mehu recap Governor Larry Hogan's fifth State of the State address, discuss the legislative priorities for both Maryland Democrats and the Maryland GOP, and explain the push to mandate medication-assisted treatment in Maryland's prisons and jails.

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally recap the final meeting (sort of) of the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, discuss local requests for education funding, explore the Department of Legislative Services' 2019 Fiscal Briefing, and round up the latest news from the Maryland General Assembly.

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss the latest on Governor Hogan's highly anticipated budget proposal, explain why economic uncertainty looms large over Annapolis, examine the potential ramifications of a protracted federal government shutdown, and highlight the latest news and notes from the Maryland General Assembly - including n...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson, Kevin Kinnally, and Natasha Mehu preview the 2019 session of the Maryland General Assembly. Education, healthcare, minimum wage, Tobacco 21, cannabis, sports betting, redistricting, public safety, and criminal justice issues are all hot topics.

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss the fallout from the decision to further delay a final report from the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, look ahead to what Kirwan recommendations may still be on the table for 2019, preview the (record-breaking) 2019 MACo Winter Conference, and more!

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss the fallout from the decision to further delay a final report from the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, review Governor Hogan's plan to keep the Washington Redskins in Maryland, and review the latest proposal to revamp Pimlico Race Course. Also this week, Les Knapp,...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss Governor Hogan's new proposal to dedicate nearly all of the revenues resulting from the education "lockbox" constitutional amendment to school construction, examine the latest clues from the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education on what a county funding component...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally dig into the final recommendations from the Commission to Advance Next Generation 9-1-1 Across Maryland, discuss testimony from last week's meeting of [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, and examine ranked-choice voting systems. Also this week, Virginia White, MACo's Membe...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally examine Maryland's short-term and long-term fiscal outlook. In the short-term, legislators are mulling an FY 2020 budget that includes a $168 million cash balance and a $2 million structural balance. But will the good times last? Plus, a recent article by Len Lazarick from the Maryland Reporter details t...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss some of the "too close to call" election races in Frederick County, review the fate of some of the more intriguing ballot questions from across the country, explain the significance of a federal court's ruling that Maryland's 6th Congressional is unconstitutionally gerrymandered an...

On this special edition of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally, Michael Sanderson, and Natasha Mehu breakdown state and local results from the 2018 primary election.

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss significant developments from this week's meeting of the the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, preview Maryland's general election, explain the significance (or lack thereof) of the spike in early voting numbers, and examine some of the more intriguing ballot que...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss the latest news from the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, recap this week's meeting of the Commission to Advance Next Generation 9-1-1 Across Maryland, and examine some of the ways libraries are reinventing themselves as content becomes more accessible online and the...

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally is joined by MACo's Legislative Director Natasha Mehu to discuss Complete Streets, update listeners on the recent action taken by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding small cell wireless siting, explain why Maryland reaps the benefits of a state-based health exchange, and discuss MACo's advocacy for re-p...

Kevin Kinnally is joined by MACo's Research Director, Robin Eilenberg, to discuss school construction in Maryland. For many years the State-county partnership on school construction has been strong, with the Department of Legislative Services reporting that from fiscal 2006 through 2013, the State provided $2.4 billion in new funds for school construction while Counties provided $2.1 billion...