From the office of Del. B. Dan Riley: HOUSE BILL 1117 HARFORD COUNTY – PROPERTY TAX CREDIT FOR HOMES NEAR A REFUSE DISPOSAL SYSTEM SPONSORED BY DELEGATES DAN RILEY AND MARY-DULANY JAMES PASSES THE HOUSE AND SENATE HB 1117 extends the property tax credit in Harford County for owner-occupied residential properties located near the waste-to-energy […]
Marylanders For Fair Property Taxation 2010 Legislative Summary
From Roy Whiteley, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: The 2010 Maryland legislative session is just about over. Again this year, we taxpayers sent about 200 elected officials to the General Assembly to represent us and conduct the State’s business in the best interests of the majority of taxpaying residents of this state. Approximately 2500 bills […]
Del. Impallaria: Impeachment Proceedings Against Attorney General Doug Gansler
From the office of Del. Rick Impallaria: Today, Wednesday, March 31, 2010, Delegate Don Dwyer introduced impeachment charges against the Attorney General of the State of Maryland, Douglas F. Gansler. Delegate Dwyer, before the entire body of the House of Delegates, read out clearly and concisely the authority of the body to bring impeachment charges […]
Del. Impallaria: “Annapolis Update #5 – Jessica’s Law – Bad Bills”
From the office of Del. Rick Impallaria: “We have now reached the deadline for bills to cross over to the opposite chamber – House bills to Senate and vice versa. The most important bills at this time are those dealing with child sexual predators, under the heading of Jessica’s law. HB 811 – Child Protection […]
Del. James: Survey Results, Budget Cuts, and Collective Bargaining for Libraries
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Friends, This week I shared with you a portion of the cost of cuts to local aid that are in some of the bills that are circulating the General Assembly. I want you to know that I have sent letters to our Cecil County Commissioners and Harford County […]
Wave of School-Related Legislation Focuses On Teacher Tenure and Transfers, Labor Relations, Student Athletes
Legislative Updates on the education bills under consideration in the Maryland General Assembly are coming fast and furious now. A second set of updates was presented to the Harford County Board of Education by the schools’ governmental liaison Kathy Carmello, at a business meeting held Monday, February 22 in Bel Air. This time around, Harford […]
School-Related Legislation Focuses On Pupil Expenditures, Attendance, Charter School Funding, Labor Relations
The 2010 Maryland General Assembly session is just about to the mid-point, and well over a hundred bills relating to schools and their employees have been filed for legislators to consider. Of course, not every bill portends big changes to the state of education in the State, but some do. And they’re worth noting while […]
Whiteley: “The State Continues to Spend Money We Taxpayers Don’t Have and Cannot Afford”
The following letter was sent by Roy Whiteley, president of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation, to Maryland state senators. A copy was provided to The Dagger: Dear Senators For the past several years, a bill has been introduced to the Budget and Taxation committee by Senator Barry Glassman and the Harford County Delegation only to […]
