From Harford Campaign for Liberty: Fellow Harford County Resident, On October 1, the Harford County Council held a public hearing regarding Resolution 20-13, an Economic Development Loan for the American Can Company in Belcamp, MD. The resolution would give the company a “conditional loan” of $125,000 from Harford County and a conditional MEDAF loan from […]
Sen. Mikulski Votes to Roll Back Student Loan Rate Hike to Keep College Affordable for Middle Class Families
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: Senator fights to protect 105,000 Maryland students from federal loan rate doubling Republicans continue opposition which led to automatic doubling of loan rates on July 1, an average increase of $1,000 on new loans WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today voted to support the […]
Harford Campaign for Liberty: Will the Council be Issuing Kohl’s Cash?
From Harford Campaign for Liberty: This month, the President of the County Council introduced a new resolution at the request of our County Executive, David Craig. It is Resolution 3-14, an Economic Opportunity Fund Loan for Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc., and can be found at the Harford County Council website under ‘Current Bills and Resolutions.’ […]
County Executive Craig: “Maryland has a Significantly High Cost of Doing Business. There Must be Some Incentive for Company Executives to Give Us a Look”
From Harford County government: County Executive David R. Craig today issued the following statement to express his appreciation to the County Council for their approval of his request for a training grant from the county’s Office of Economic Development for an Edgewood technology development firm: “On July 10, the Harford County Council approved a Workforce […]
Councilman Guthrie: “This Vote for Me was a Vote to Invest in Harford County, a Vote to Invest in Harford County Employees and to Invest in Improving and Moving our Amazing County Forward”
From Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie: Dear Concerned Citizens: I want to address the many comments and concerns our office has received lately about Resolution 15-12, and make sure that you have all the correct information. Your opinions and concerns are important and I want to make sure they are addressed. Resolution 15-12 authorized Harford […]
Harford Campaign for Liberty Calls County Council Vote “Wealth Redistribution from Harford & Maryland Taxpayers to Large Multi-Million Dollar, Multi-National Corporations”
From the Harford Campaign for Liberty: On July 10th the Harford County Council voted 5-1 on a Resolution to grant up to $100,000 from taxpayers of Harford County to a multi-billion dollar company that manufactures TSA-used body scanners in Edgewood, MD. The Harford Campaign for Liberty opposes this use of taxpayer dollars and will continue […]
McGrady: “What Were the Council Members Thinking? …Do They Really Think that Not Getting a Huge Loan this Year Counts as a Real Reduction in the Aberdeen City Budget?”
From Patrick McGrady: On April 23, 2012, Aberdeen Mayor Michael Bennett introduced his proposed budget to much fanfare at the Aberdeen City Council meeting. Some of the Aberdeen City Council gushed what was presented as a HUGE budget cut from last year to this year, a time in which the City received 28% less revenue […]
Sen. Mikulski: Congress Must Act by July 1 to Prevent Doubling of Student Loan Rates for 103,000 Maryland Students
From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: MIKULSKI STATEMENT ON REPUBLICAN FILIBUSTER OF BILL TO PREVENT STUDENT LOAN RATE HIKE ‘I call on students all across America struggling under crushing tuition costs to make their voices heard,’ Senator says WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)today expressed her strong disappointment that Senate Republicans […]