From Jim Thatcher: Yesterday Martin O’Malley set the tone, opening the General Assembly with a proposal for increasing the State Sales Tax to 7 percent. This he proposed as an alternative to the 15% proposed increase in the state gasoline tax. I contend that unless held in check, they will attempt to do both. Like […]
Del. Glass: “I Have Decided to Challenge Del. Rick Impallaria for Chairman of the Harford County Delegation”
From the office of Del. Glen Glass: Thank you for giving me the honor and priviledge of being your State Delegate. It is my duty to fight for you and I will continue to do so. As a new Delegate, I have made many difficult decisions thus far and this next one was not easy […]
Del. Glass: “The Rumor Mill has Informed Me that I have a Bodyguard and that the Homeless Community Eats Lunch at My Office in Annapolis”
From Del. Glen Glass: Thank you for your support, it is an honor and a privilege to serve you in Annapolis. I enjoy being your Delegate despite the injury that sometimes comes along with holding office, and since it is my duty to fight for you I’m committed to do so. What I like best […]
Proposed Redistricting Plan Reshapes Legislative Districts; “The Significant African American Community in Harford County’s District 34A has Been Kept Together”
Harford County’s legislative districts would be dramatically shifted under the proposed redistricting plan released by the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee on Friday. Sen. Nancy Jacobs, who championed the Hatem Bridge toll hike fight and surveyed the flooding in Port Deposit this year, will lose her entire Cecil County constituency. Sen. Barry Glassman, a staple among […]
Six Harford County Seniors Head to Annapolis; Will Serve as Pages During 2012 Maryland General Assembly Session
From Harford County Public Schools: Six high school seniors were recently selected to serve as student pages for the 2012 Maryland General Assembly, including Belawoe Akwakoku of Aberdeen High School, Erin Chase of North Harford High School, Julius Halstead of Patterson Mill High School, Adam Hiob of Aberdeen High School, Christina McIntyre of Bel Air […]
Harford County Public Schools Selects Student Pages for 2012 Maryland General Assembly Session
From Harford County Public Schools: Each year, HCPS sends five students to Annapolis to spend two, non-consecutive weeks serving in either the House of Delegates or the Maryland Senate, performing various tasks such as filing books, running errands and sitting in on meetings and hearings. The competitive selection process for the Student Page Program, which […]
Sen. Jacobs on WAMD 970 AM Morning Show to Talk Criminal Penalties for Failure to Report Child Abuse
State Senator Nancy Jacobs appeared on the WAMD Morning Show Thursday to discuss her proposed legislation which would impose criminal penalties on those who fail to report child abuse. Listen to the full audio from Jacobs’ interview here. Jacobs told Morning Show hosts Maynard Edwards and Cindy Mumby that she is studying similar laws in […]
Sen. Jacobs: “There Should be a Criminal Penalty for Not Reporting Child Abuse”
From the office of District 34 Sen. Nancy Jacobs: The Penn State scandal is a troubling example of how critical it is for people to report sexual child abuse if they witness it or hear it from the victim. Otherwise many more lives can be damaged as additional victims are preyed upon by the pedophile. […]
