From the office of Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot: Dear friend: As many of you are aware, I am a staunch supporter of financial literacy education for young people in our state. As Comptroller, I have experienced the consequences of our nation’s economic crisis on families throughout our state, and am painfully aware of the lives […]
Rep. Harris Discusses President Obama’s Jobs Bill; Harford County Economic Development Director Richardson Talks BRAC Impact, Live Thursday Morning on WAMD
Congressman Andy Harris and Harford County Economic Development Director Jim Richardson will be appearing live Thursday morning as guests on “The Morning Rundown with Maynard and Mumby” on WAMD 970 AM. Harris will be on air at 7 a.m. to discuss President Barack Obama’s proposed jobs bill and more. Richardson will appear at 7:30 a.m. […]
Rep. Harris: “President Obama’s Newest Spending Plan is Nothing More than a Second Stimulus Bill”
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: President Obama’s Jobs Plan: Stimulus II “Over Labor Day weekend I met with many small business owners on the Ocean City Boardwalk – a common theme I heard from those potential job creators was their desire to get government out of the way so that they could do […]
Mikulski Votes to Proceed with America Invents Act; “Patent Reform Legislation is First Step Toward Passing Another Jobs Bill”
From the office of Sen. Barbara Mikulski: U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today voted in favor of proceeding with the America Invents Act. The bipartisan legislation would significantly reform America’s patent system for the first time in 60 years. This is an important step forward in Senate consideration of the bill. “This is about […]
Keeping It Local: Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk
By Fran Johnson, Publisher, Harford’s Heart Magazine Cinda Baxter, the marketing consultant from Minneapolis, MN responsible for The 3/50 Project, visited Harford County this week and addressed a group of business owners and economic development professionals on the importance of supporting local ‘bricks and mortar’ retail, restaurant and service businesses. The premise of The 3/50 […]
Del. Glass: “We Have an ‘Out of Control Tax Train’ in Annapolis that We Need to Keep Chasing Until it ‘Drops the Fish'”
From the office of Del. Glen Glass: Maryland is a great place to live! Surrounded by the Chesapeake Bay to the east, mountains to the west with seafood, fishing, hunting, boating, crabbing and where I live in Aberdeen, our own worldwide tourist attraction, Ripkin Stadium. The Little League Baseball series last weekend was a success. […]
Rep. Harris: “We Cannot Continue Down the President’s Path of Higher Taxes, Increased Regulation, and More Wasteful Government Spending”
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Today’s mediocre jobs report for July indicates a stalled economy – the report states that the share of the eligible population holding a job has declined to 58.1%, the lowest since July 1983. With the national unemployment rate at 9.1%, and only 117,000 jobs added last month, it […]
Harford County Executive Craig to Discuss Possibility and Potential Impacts of Credit Rating Downgrade on WAMD 970 AM
Harford County Executive David Craig will appear live on WAMD 970 AM Friday morning to discuss the possibility and potential impacts of Moody’s Investors Service downgrading the credit rating for the county. Craig will be on-air between 7:30-9 a.m. Friday. In a statement issued earlier in the week, Craig said “Moody’s Investors Service placed Harford […]
