From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Friends, I hope everyone is enjoying the spring as the school year starts to wind down and we all look forward to summer! I read an article in USA Today the other day that discussed taxes, something in the forefront of all of our minds. I have included […]
End of Session Wrap-Up from Delegate Mary-Dulany James
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Friends, Monday at midnight the 427th Session of the Maryland General Assembly was adjourned Sine Die which essentially means, until we meet next time, whenever that may be. Over the next eight months until the 428th Session I am looking forward to the enactment of many laws my […]
DeLong: “Enough of the Election Year Rhetoric, We Need a Change to Fix a Perenially-Broken Annapolis”
From Sylvia DeLong of Bel Air: Dear Editor, You know an elected official–in this case Delegate Mary-Dulany James–has spent too much time in Annapolis when they call a ‘structural deficit’ a ‘waiting list’. As a fiscal leader in Annapolis, why did Delegate James not stand up to Gov. O’Malley when he passed the largest tax […]
Del. James: Anti-Gang and Veterans Bills Make Their Way Towards Passage
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Friends, First I want to thank everyone who came to the “Petition Your Government Town Hall Meeting” that Delegate Dan Riley and I hosted at the American Legion Post 128 in Aberdeen on this past beautiful Wednesday evening. I want to especially thank Mr. Randy Conlon from the […]
Del. James: “Petition Your Government” Town Hall Meeting on March 31
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: I had the pleasure last weekend of introducing bond bills for worthy projects in our community. The three projects are Nuttal Avenue Park in Edgewood, Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace and the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway in Perryville. I know that any State money […]
Del. James Introduces Legislation to Fast Track Projects and Create Jobs
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Annapolis, March 19, 2010- Delegate Mary-Dulany James has submitted a bill along with her colleague Delegate John Bohanan that would require the State Highway Administration and the Maryland Department of the Environment to put the permitting for certain projects on a fast track. The legislation would require the […]
Del. Impallaria: “Rebuttal to Several Points in Mary-Dulany James’s Letter about Drama Therapy”
Shortly after Del. Mary-Dulany James weighed in late last week with a letter on the Drama Therapy saga, Del. Rick Impallaria offered up this letter as rebuttal: MDJ states, “…ordinarily state legislators do not, and should not, take it upon themselves to delve into critiquing or censoring local high school theater, particularly in an official […]
Del. James: “It May Well Be That Drama Therapy Is Unworkable In A Large Public Assembly”
In the following letter, Del. Mary-Dulany James responds to the controversy surrounding the recent drama production at Havre de Grace High School, known as “Drama Therapy”. A copy of the letter was provided to The Dagger upon request. Dear Friends: I watched Havre de Grace High School’s “Drama Therapy” performance this past weekend after being […]
