MD State Senator Nancy Jacobs (R, 34) has asked for an opinion from the Attorney General, Doug Gansler on the upcoming redistricting practice. Jacobs has requested that the Attorney General issue an opinion to determine whether or not legislative districts should be determined per person or per citizen.
State Legislator Provides Emergency Funding for Student Scholarships Due to the State’s Fiscal Restraints
Yesterday afternoon, Delegate J.B. Jennings (R-7th Legislative District) came to the aide for students waiting to receive their scholarship awards distributed by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). The MHEC is experiencing funding shortfalls in the Charles W. Riley Fire and Emergency Services Tuition Reimbursement Program and the Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflict […]
House of Delegates Scholarship Application for the 2009-2010 Academic Year
Delegate J.B. Jennings is pleased to announce that the House of Delegates Scholarship Application for the 2009-2010 academic year is available for residents who reside in the 7th Legislative District and who will be attending a college, university or private career school in the State of Maryland. Delegate Jennings said, “To achieve success, a college […]
Harford’s Representatives Head To Annapolis For 90-Day General Assembly Session
The 426th legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly convenes today and runs for ninety days, until April 13. The Maryland House and Senate will again be convening in the oldest State House in the country, in the same building that General Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army on December 23, […]
Del. Impallaria: Energy – Deregulate or Regulate?
Annapolis Update – Energy – Deregulate or Reregulate? – Dec. 16, 2008 The final report to the Public Service Commission, “State Analysis and Survey on Restructuring and Reregulation (Task 2) and Analysis of Options for Maryland’s Energy Future (Task 3)” has been made. My committee, Economic Matters, has just received a briefing on it. After […]
School Board Elections Come To Harford County…Sort Of
The Harford County Board of Education has spent the last two years shooting down school board elections, but now the Board is considering changes to its internal procedures so that board leadership will be determined by – you guessed it – elections. The proposed change in board policy is on the agenda for tonight’s meeting. […]
Rigged?: Del. Mary-Dulany James’ Curiously-Worded Constituent Survey on School Board Elections
Why won’t Delegate Mary-Dulany James just admit she opposes school board elections? If it’s because the Delegate from District 34A shares school board member Mark Wolkow’s dim view of democracy, she’s wise to keep her opinions to herself. Clearly, Wolkow is working with someone in the State Legislature to craft an alternative to elections. Most […]
Delegate Wayne Norman to Introduce Tough New Hit-and-Run Legislation
Harford County Delegate Wayne Norman (District 35-A) announced today that he will introduce legislation to update and strengthen Maryland’s motor vehicle laws with respect to hit-and-run driving offenses. The legislation, which will be formally introduced when the General Assembly reconvenes in January, will significantly increase the criminal and administrative penalties for drivers who leave accident […]
