(UPDATED) From the Republican Central Committee of Harford County: Harford County RCCHC Chair calls for resignation of Delegate Lisanti of Harford County District 34A. While we live in a society of second chances, and I believe everyone deserves a second chance; however, I feel the sum of Delegate Lisanti’s actions show a lack of remorse […]
Archives for February 2019
Abingdon Man Charged for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography
From the Harford County Child Advocacy Center: An Abingdon man has been charged after a Harford County Child Advocacy Center investigation developed evidence supporting charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The defendant is identified as Thomas Dewey, 51, of Abingdon, MD. Investigators became involved after receiving a CyberTip from the National Center for […]
ACLU Calls for Del. Lisanti to Resign After Lawmaker Describes Prince George’s County as “N–er District”
From the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland is calling on Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti (D-Harford County) to resign following public revelation that she referred to Prince George’s County as the “n—er district” and that she further maintained that “everyone” has used that racial slur. Del. Lisanti […]
Del. Lisanti on Use of Racial Slur: “I am Sickened that a Word that is Not in My Vocabulary Came Out of My Mouth”
From Del. Mary Ann Lisanti: I deeply apologize to the citizens of my district, people of Maryland, all of my colleagues in the Maryland General Assembly and everyone reading this for my word choice several weeks ago. I am sickened that a word that is not in my vocabulary came out of my mouth. It […]
Gov. Hogan Announces Progress on Conowingo Dam; Multi-State Strategy, Bidder for Dredging Pilot Project
From the Office of the Governor of Maryland: The Hogan administration today announced that Maryland has made significant progress toward solving environmental problems stemming from the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River. This progress includes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recognition of the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan multi-state strategy and plan to hire a […]
Community Input Meeting Set for Maryland Center for the Arts
From Friends of Harford: Community Input Meeting Maryland Center for the Arts Meeting Time: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 6:30pm Meeting Place: Harford County Public Library, Abingdon Branch, 2510 South Tollgate Road, Abingdon, MD 21009 Location of Proposed Development- The site is located on the west side of MD Route 24 and the south side of […]
Sen. Jennings: Bill Advances to Allow “Unspecified” Gender on State ID’s
From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: This week my colleagues and I debated Senate Bill 196, which prohibits the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) from requiring proof of gender from applicants for licenses, identification cards or moped operator’s permits, and would allow anyone to change their gender on their new ID’s even if it appears differently […]
Del. Lisanti: New Law Enforcement Disability Benefits and Scholarship Opportunities
From Del. Mary Ann Lisanti: As we reach the midway point of the Legislative Session, committees including mine, Economic Matters are spending long hours deliberating hundreds of pieces of legislation. For my part, I’ve had hearings on several of my own bills this week including four today. Next week I’ll update you on some of […]
