From the office of Sen. Barbara Mikulski: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) has sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urging him to manage the federal workforce based on cost and workload, not arbitrary head counts. She was joined in the letter by her Senate colleagues Tom Harkin (D-Ia.), Claire […]
Harford County Public Schools Teacher: “Let’s Cut the Budget – Not the Teachers”
The author is a veteran Harford County Public Schools teacher, who requested anonymity out of concerns about possible professional reprisals. The Dagger has verified the author’s identity. Teachers understand that America is in a deep recession and budgets are tight. We understand that the county does not have the funds for the fourth year in […]
Harford County Community Action Agency Moving to Four-Day Work Week Amid Federal Budget Cuts
From the Harford Community Action Agency: Harford Community Action Agency (HCAA) is the designated Community Action Agency providing programs and services to address the needs of low-income individuals, families, and communities in Harford County. HCAA provides food, energy assistance, homeless prevention and self-sufficiency programs to needy families throughout the County. In the face of anticipated […]
Passaro/Whiteley: Tony and Roy’s Harford County Government Redundant Spending Report
From Tony Passaro, Bel Air Tea Party Patriots and H. LeRoy Whiteley Jr., Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: These reports, identifying redundant spending by the County, were brought to the attention of our County Council Members as well as to the County Executive in 2009. Since that time, David Craig has stepped up to the […]
No Furloughs, Layoffs in FY11 Harford Budget; Extra $2.7M May Help Offset School Salary Cuts
The fiscal year 2011 budget which Harford County David Craig will submit Wednesday is set to decrease spending by 5 percent over last year’s plan and will include no furloughs and no layoffs for county employees, Craig said today. The proposed budget will also include $2.7 million above the school board’s budget request “to be […]
Proposed Budget Would Cut HCPS Salaries by Two Percent in 2011
Harford County Public Schools employees will see a salary cut of nearly two percent overall next year under Superintendent Robert Tomback’s proposed fiscal year 2011 budget, a response to increases in fixed costs and the current poor economy. Tomback first presented his proposed budget at a Board of Education meeting on Dec. 21, but the […]
