#FixtheFund, Opioid Litigation, Wave of HUR Bills, Local Aid Intrigue, and more!

Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a plan to amend the state constitution to ensure that taxes on casino revenues set aside for education are used to supplement, not supplant state funding for public schools.Also this week, Baltimore City became the latest jurisdiction to announce plans to file lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, doctors, and so-called “pill mills,” in an effort to stem the drug abuse epidemic that is killing tens of thousands of Americans each year.Could a compromise be in the works for the restoration of local highway user revenues? A new wave of bills may be pointing in that direction.Finally, the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) has released their annual report detailing state aid to local governments and local effects of the state budget. The report includes details on virtually every component of state aid to local governments in the proposed FY 19 budget.On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson break down the plan place casino revenues in an education “lockbox,” analyze the possible outcomes of opioid litigation, discuss the wave of highway user revenue bills, highlight some interesting tidbits from the DLS report, and more!