From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: Last Week, the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee heard Governor Hogan’s legislation, Senate Bill 595 that changes Maryland’s current charter school law so that it will make opening and operating a charter school easier. The Governor believes Maryland parents and students should have various viable educational options. The […]
Sen. Jennings: “Heroin Overdose Deaths Have Spiraled to Epidemic Proportions”
From the office of State Sen. J.B. Jennings: Death resulting from a heroin overdose is too often the final tragedy to befall a heroin addict. Compounding that tragedy is the fact that many of these deaths can be prevented. Maryland is one of 23 states enacting laws and establishing programs to prevent heroin overdose deaths […]
Marylanders Rally on First Day of General Assembly Session to Double State’s Clean Energy Goals
From the Maryland Climate Coalition: As the 2015 Maryland General Assembly kicked off Wednesday, activists packed Lawyer’s Mall in front of the State House to call for action in 2015 to double the state’s use of clean electricity like wind and solar. The rally was headlined by a broad array of social justice, environmental, faith, […]
Harford Campaign for Liberty: “The Coming Legislative Session in Annapolis is Guaranteed to Try Our Patriot’s Patience”
From Harford Campaign for Liberty: December Meeting Cancelled Dear Friends, We will not meet in December so that we can all gather with family and friends for the celebration of this wonderful season. We at Harford Campaign for Liberty wish each of you a blessed holiday and a happy and prosperous 2015. We look forward […]
Sheriff Gahler Backs Appointment of Former Top Leopold Aide, Initiates Review of Aviation Unit
Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler on Wednesday defended the appointment of a key aide to disgraced former Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold as his top legislative and community outreach employee. The sheriff also said he will stand by campaign promises to keep the agency’s aviation unit and helicopter in service for at least one […]
Sen. Jennings: “Government Waste is Alive and Well in the O’Malley Administration”
From the Office of State Sen. J.B. Jennings: Maryland’s Lack of Agency Oversight The O’Malley Administration’s habit of ignoring state audits that expose waste, mishandling of funds and generally poor performance in several state agencies is mind-boggling. Indeed, government waste is alive and well in the O’Malley Administration, where millions of dollars are wasted every […]
Whiteley: Another Wasted General Assembly Session Where Overburdened Property Taxpayers Got Absolutely Nothing
From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: The 2014 General Assembly session is over. Another wasted 90 days where O’Malley, Busch, Miller, and the democratically controlled General Assembly and its dictatorial committees gave the overburdened property taxpayers absolutely nothing. Once again, the Committees have failed to recognize the failed bureaucracy of the Department […]
State Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill; Will Head to House for Consideration
From the Marijuana Policy Project: ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate approved a bill 45-1 after its third reading that would allow seriously ill Marylanders to use medical marijuana with recommendations from their doctors, the use would come from products that have a cbd and ibuprofen interaction. The amended bill will now go to the House […]
