From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: Senator J.B. Jennings is pleased to announce that Governor Hogan has included $592,000 in this year’s capital budget for the renovation and expansion of Edgewood Hall on the campus of Harford County Community College. “We all know how important Harford County Community College is to our community. Governor Hogan’s inclusion […]
Watch Virtual Town Hall Budget Meeting Streaming Live at Harford County Public Library
From the Harford County Public Library: VIRTUAL TOWN HALL COUNTY BUDGET MEETING View it streaming live at Harford County Public Library January 14 at 6 pm Provide input on the county budget before, during and after the event through the following contact methods: • Email: iGovHarford@harfordcountymd.gov • Facebook: Harford County’s Virtual Town Hall • Twitter: […]
U.S. Sen. Mikulski, Rep. Harris Discuss Support and Opposition of Federal Omnibus Spending Bill
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Congressman Andy Harris’ Statement on Omnibus Spending Bill Vote WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) released the following statement after voting against the Omnibus spending bill in the House: “While the spending bill had several good provisions, I cannot support a bill that does not address the surge […]
Citizens Invited to Provide Input on Harford County FY17 Budget; Virtual Town Hall Set for Jan. 14
From Harford County government: In preparation for Harford County’s next budget, County Executive Barry Glassman plans a virtual town hall meeting on January 14 with multimedia options now available for citizens to communicate their priorities for the fiscal year 2017. This second annual event will be streamed live on the county website beginning at 6:00 […]
State House and Senate Minority Caucus Respond to Concerns over Structural Deficit
From the Senate Minority Office: ANNAPOLIS, MD – Department of Legislative Services (DLS) today released an extended fiscal forecast from 2017 through 2021. The numbers disclose that, contrary to popular assumption that the structural deficit is eliminated – in fact, the structural deficit remains. “As the administration said earlier this week, ‘now is not the […]
Harford County Public Schools To Host Series of Public Input Sessions For FY17 Budget
From Harford County Public Schools: HCPS has begun the budget development process for the FY17 operating budget and has developed a plan to engage all stakeholders in meaningful discussion regarding the budget and the needs for the school system throughout each stage of the process. Our goal is to ensure that the entire community has […]
Comptroller Franchot: “We Must be Careful Not to Interpret These Modestly Encouraging Numbers as a License to Authorize Excessive Spending or to Incur Excessive Debt”
From the Office of the Comptroller of Maryland: Annapolis, Md. (September 21, 2015) – The Board of Revenue Estimates met today to write up revenue estimates for Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017 by $212.2 million. Comptroller Peter Franchot, as chairman of the Board, released the following statement: “This action, coming just weeks after we closed […]
New Harford Democratic Club and Del. Lafferty Discuss State Budget: “Don’t Expect it to be Any Better this Time”
From the New Harford Democratic Club: MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES New Harford Democratic Club Sept 2, 2015, Aberdeen Holiday Inn Express President Steve Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:01pm First order of business, the pledge of allegiance. President Johnson welcomed everyone to the night’s meeting and introduced elected officials attending meeting: Mayor of Aberdeen, […]