Headline Issues: Both Policy and Process

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson preview next week's Board of Public Works meeting – including the history and substance of a proposal to oblige county funds for state-mandated electronic pollbooks, explain why legislative-executive checks and balances are behind the delay in implementing the State Board of Education's emergency regulation to require masks in all public schools, and discuss the latest push to get public and private sector employees vaccinated.The Conduit Street podcast is available on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more. Episodes are also available on MACo's Conduit Street blog.Listen to previous episodes of the Conduit Street Podcast on our website.Previous Conduit Street CoverageLocal Election Officials: Fund New Pollbooks 50/50 State/CountyBoard of Public Works – September 15 Meeting AgendaState School Board Endorses Masking to Mitigate COVID Transmission in SchoolsGovernor Hogan Declines to Speed Up Legislative Procedures to Approve Mask Mandates in SchoolsBaltimore County Announces New Employee Vaccination PolicyMontgomery County to Require Student-Athletes to be Vaccinated against COVID-19