From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: The Maryland Defense Act (SJ5) Thursday was a sad day in the Maryland State Senate. In a rush to pass legislation to give Maryland’s Attorney General unlimited power to file any suit against the Trump Administration, Senate leadership rushed the bill through committee hearings and brought it to the Senate […]
Sen. Jennings: “Next Year the State Will be Forced to Spend More on Debt Service Payments than School Construction”
From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: Session is slowly moving along with seventy-four days to go. To date, the Senate has had 435 bills introduced and the House has had 525 bills. By the time session ends, it is expected that over 3,000 bills will be introduced. My kids, J.W. and Kate, are constantly reminding me […]
Sen. Cassilly: “Citizens Deserve a Fair Road Construction Process. The Road Kill Law Needs to be Repealed”
From State Sen. Robert Cassilly: The “Road Kill Bill” that Governor Hogan wants to eliminate is confusing. It was designed that way by the same Washington, D.C. metro legislators in Annapolis who previously voted to eliminate the smaller counties’ annual share of the gas tax revenue ($20million/year for Harford alone) so those funds would be […]
Sen. Jennings: “Bi-Partisan Agreement that We Will Not Solve the Shortfall with a Tax Increase”
From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: As we usher in a new year, so marks the start of the 2017 legislative session. Yesterday, Maryland’s 437th General Assembly convened to act on thousands of bills, including the State’s annual budget. These bills will affect the lives of all Marylanders, and I feel a tremendous sense of pride […]
Six Harford County Students Serving in Annapolis as Student Pages
From Harford County Public Schools: Six high school seniors were selected to serve as student pages for the 2017 Maryland General Assembly, including Matthew Siebold and Hector Belarmino of Bel Air High School; Charles Musante and Ryan Lepp of C. Milton Wright High School; Amanda Dorsey of Edgewood High School; and Abigail Corona of Fallston […]
Local Artists Exhibit in Annapolis in Support of Harford County Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly
From the Harford County Cultural Arts Board: In what has become an annual tradition, Harford County Cultural Arts Board installed an art exhibit in our state’s capital in support of the Harford County Delegation. Selected paintings by two Harford County artists, Kostas Damalas and Jonathan West, are hanging on the third floor of the Lowe […]
Sen. Jennings: Fighting to Override Gov. Hogan Vetoes of Marijuana, Online Booking Tax, Ex-Felon Voting Bills
From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: Last week the issue front and center for the legislature was the overriding of Governor Hogan’s vetoes. Last session, the legislature passed 692 pieces of legislation. Governor Hogan carefully reviewed all of the legislation and vetoed 197 bills. 191 of these bills were procedural overrides due to the bills being […]
Six Harford County Students Head to Annapolis to Serve as Student Pages for 2016 Maryland General Assembly
From Harford County Public Schools: Six high school seniors were recently selected to serve as student pages for the 2016 Maryland General Assembly, including Sophia Ames of Edgewood High School, Will Bolton of The John Carroll School, Emily Godwin of C. Milton Wright High School, Caroline Hickman of C. Milton Wright High School, Madelyn Miller […]
