From the Office of Del. Pat McDonough: Delegate McDonough will introduce a Maryland Corporate Tax Reform Plan at a Business Issues Breakfast that will create the lowest tax in the nation. The news conference will be held at the Pikesville Hilton Hotel at 10 am. on Saturday, June19th. This news release contains details. For more […]
Harford’s McAndrew, Rutledge Seek to Unseat Mikulski
By Kate Froehlich Special to The Dagger Jim Rutledge and Daniel McAndrew live just 10 miles apart, in White Hall and Forest Hill, respectively. But the distance between their campaigns to unseat long-time Senator Barbara Mikulski seems much further. While both Republicans align closely with the national GOP platform, Rutledge said he’s confident he’ll be […]
Derek Howell Forms County Executive Exploratory Committee
From the Friends of Derek J. Howell: Abingdon, MD, June 17, 2010: Friends of Derek J. Howell announced today the creation of the Derek J.Howell for County Executive Exploratory Committee. Republican Derek J. Howell is a decorated former Maryland State Trooper. He graduated from the Johns Hopkins University where he earned his Bachelor of Science […]
Craig Files Re-Election Bid; Joins With Ehrlich to Open Harford HQ
County Executive David Craig formally filed for re-election Friday, hours before joining with former Governor Robert Ehrlich to open their joint headquarters on Main Street in Bel Air. Before a crowd of more than 75 Republican supporters, both Craig and Ehrlich pointed to renewed energy in the Republican party and claimed the state’s Democratic administration […]
Hanley Announces Candidacy for County Council District C
Sitting in the kitchen of his Bel Air home, Terry Hanley speaks in earnest as he describes his views on Harford County politics. It’s a proto-stump speech laden with enthusiasm, aimed at a moderate Republican base, and one he’ll deliver many more times after he entered the race for the county council’s District C seat […]
County Executive Candidate Stephen Wright Killed in Single-Car Bel Air Crash (UPDATED)
Stephen Wright, president of the Route 40 Republican Club and a candidate for Harford County Executive in this fall’s election, was killed in a single-car crash on Wheel Road in Bel Air Thursday evening, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Wright, 50, of Churchville, was the sole occupant of a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee […]
O’Malley Visits Aberdeen on Re-Election Tour Amid Tea Party Protests
By Kate Froehlich Special to The Dagger Governor Martin O’Malley continued a statewide tour to announce his candidacy for reelection on Thursday in Aberdeen, and was met with both supporters and a few protestors at the Festival Park event. O’Malley was met with a “very warm welcome” with “several hundred people” attending the rally, according […]
Del. J.B. Jennings Endorses Ehrlich for Governor
From the office of Del. J.B. Jennings: Today, Marylanders finally received the answer they have been waiting for as former Governor Robert Ehrlich Jr. has officially entered the Gubernatorial Race. Delegate Jennings is emphatically supporting the former Governor in his endeavor. For the past four years, the State of Maryland has reveled under the failed […]