APC staff presented an updated Tippecanoe County thoroughfare plan that modernizes road-width and functional-classification standards, adds multimodal and complete-streets guidance, and explicitly incorporates climate and ADA considerations; the commission recommended the plan to localities.

Committee prepares agenda for discussions on climate questions and finance updates next month.

Kumar Barve, nominated to chair the Maryland Public Service Commission, told senators he intends to be a 'hard-nosed accountant' while answering extensive questions about why Maryland's electricity bills are high and how the PSC factors climate, labor and market rules into rate-setting.