In the News To view archived In The News, click on the year: Current 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 DATE SOURCE TITLE 3/14/2023 Baltimore Sun Howard County council passes legislation for all-electric construction in new buildings 3/6/2023 Press Release Councilmembers Jones & Rigby File Legislation to Improve County Auditor Processes 1/23/2023 Baltimore Sun Howard County Council holds workshop on two bills aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions 01/19/2023 Baltimore Sun Public weighs in on Howard County Council's two bills that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 01/17/2023 Baltimore Sun Howard County Council to discuss bills to address climate change at the local level 01/04/2023 Press Release Councilmember Christiana Rigby Advances Major Climate Package for Howard County 12/6/2022 Baltimore Sun Howard County Executive Ball and all five County Council members sworn in for second terms 11/02/2022 Baltimore Sun Thousands more Howard County residents can now take advantage of Aging in Place Tax Credit 9/28/2022 Press Release MD Study Says Airport Flight Patterns Negatively Affect Human Health with $40 Million per Year in Health-Care Costs 9/14/2022 Press Release Councilwoman Walsh Files Bill to Protect Trees in the Old Ellicott City Watershed 8/25/2022 Press Release Councilmember Rigby Files Transportation Safety Legislation in Howard County 8/04/2022 Press Release Howard County Council Member David Yungmann Appointed to Maryland Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors 8/04/2022 Press Release Councilmember Deb Jung Files Legislation to Lift Five-Year Limit on Tax Credit to Help Seniors Age in Place 5/24/2022 Baltimore Sun Howard County Council works to finalize fiscal 2023 budget 5/18/2022 Press Release Howard County Executive Ball and Howard County Council Add Education Spending, Bring Record Increase to $45 Million Above State Mandated Maintenance of Effort in Support of Special Education, Early Childhood Education and Student Well-Being 5/17/2022 Baltimore Sun Annual exercise to guide residential growth predicts 30 Howard County public schools will be over capacity in coming years 5/03/2022 Baltimore Sun Howard County school officials ask County Council for more money in fiscal 2023 4/11/2022 Baltimore Sun Howard County Council approves Patuxent Commons inclusive housing development in Hickory Ridge in Columbia 3/24/2022 Baltimore Sun Strong community support for inclusive housing plan in Columbia during Howard County Council meeting 3/15/2022 Executive Order 2022-05 3/8/2022 Press Release Councilmember Deb Jung to Testify in Support of State Legislation Addressing BWI Noise & Health Impacts 2/8/2022 Baltimore Sun Howard Council votes for bill requiring some county employers to recall employees laid off during COVID state of emergency 2/7/2022 Baltimore Sun Howard County Council passes emergency legislation to release election funds for contested race 2/1/2022 State of Emergency 2022-02 1/26/2022 Baltimore Sun Howard County emergency legislation introduced to correct Citizens' Election Fund technicality 1/26/2022 Baltimore Sun Phoenix Upper Main owner seeks to purchase alley from county to create permanent outdoor dining space 1/26/2022 Press Release Howard County Council to Introduce Emergency Legislation to Make a Technical Correction to the Citizens' Election Fund Law 1/19/2022 Baltimore Sun Howard leaders, residents call for emergency legislation to allow for disbursement of monies from Citizens Election Fund 1/11/2022 Baltimore Sun Howard County Council member outraged by denial of matching campaign funds, calling it political manipulation 1/10/2022 Press Release Councilmember Walsh Files Two Bills to Increase Affordable Housing 1/5/2022 Baltimore Sun Howard Council fails to override Ball's veto on forest conservation bill, puts aside review of police accountability measure