From the Harford County Education Association: The Harford County Education Association (HCEA) and Harford Educational Services Council (HCESC) proudly announced their endorsement of Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti for re-election as Delegate to the Maryland House of Delegates for District 34A. Delegate Lisanti has strong record of supporting public education during her first term in the […]
Del. Szeliga: “Fears of Washington Politics Taking Over Annapolis Did Not Come to Pass”
From Del. Kathy Szeliga: 2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION REVIEW – PART 1 The 2018 legislative session came to a close at midnight on Monday, April 9th. It has been said that, “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” This great quote is generally attributed to Mark Twain, but he […]
Rep. Harris: “We Must Get Our Nation’s Finances in Order”
From Congressman Andy Harris: On April 12, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected H.J.Res. 2, the Balanced Budget Amendment. The amendment would have amended the U.S. Constitution to require that Congress not spend more than it receives in revenue, unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths majority in each chamber. Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. […]
True Harford Democratic Club to Hold Democratic State Legislative Candidate Forum in Edgewood
From the True Harford Democratic Club: The True Harford Democratic Club is sponsoring a forum for the county’s 2018 Democratic state legislative candidates on Wednesday April 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Harford Sheriff’s Southern Precinct at 1305 Pulaski Highway Edgewood near Route 152 Mountain Road. All ten candidates who have filed as […]
Rep. Harris Issues Statement on Speaker Ryan’s Retirement
From Congressman Andy Harris: On April 11, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (WI-01) announced his plans to retire from Congress. Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) released the following statement after Speaker Ryan’s announcement: “Under Speaker Ryan’s leadership, the House passed our nation’s largest tax reform plan since 1986 and reignited the American economy. Paul […]
Sen. Cassilly: Bills “Make the Incompetent and Neglectful Teachers the Most Protected Public Employees in Our State”
From State Sen. Bob Cassilly: Friends, I am very disappointed that the General Assembly voted this week to override Governor Hogan’s veto of Senate Bill – 639 / House Bill 1758. Those bills remove the authority county the Superintendents of Schools and Boards of Education currently have to dismiss teachers for incompetency or willful neglect […]
Boardman: Sheriff Gahler “Would Surely be Doing Harford County a Favor by Moving Out of It”
From Christopher Boardman, candidate for Harford County Sheriff and re-election to the Harford County Democratic Central Committee: While some DAGGER readers have gotten very exercised about some comments of mine that Sheriff Gahler has quoted out of context, because Jeff does not have a credible record of his own to refer to and he does […]
Sen. Jennings: Democrats “Used Our Kids as a Pawn in Their Political Vendetta”
From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: Even though the last full week of session is coming to a close, things in Annapolis are far from quiet. With the general election this fall, Democrats are still laser-focused on using their majority to play political games instead of tackling issues that would bring real, common sense reform to […]
