From Del. Mary-Dulany James: Delegate Mary-Dulany James announced today that $452,769 was approved by the Maryland General Assembly to fix potholes and other road repairs in Harford County. “During our harsh winter, I went to Annapolis determined that Harford County receive its fair share of funding for fixing our roads” said Delegate Mary-Dulany James. The […]
Del. James Announces $1 Million in Extra Funding for Harford County Public Schools
From the office of State Del. Mary-Dulany James: Annapolis – in the General Assembly’s closing days of the 2013 legislative session, Delegate Mary-Dulany James has thankfully negotiated an extra $1 million for spending on K-12 education in Harford County next year. The relentless efforts of Del. James as an advisor on the House-Senate conference committee […]
Del. James: “Job Creation Caucus” At Work During Special Session
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends, As Special Session gets underway the legislature is evaluating redistricting plans and considering other matters. At the top of our list is creating jobs, and we are already making some progress. Yesterday Governor O’Malley issued an executive order calling for all of his agencies to conduct […]
Letter to The Dagger: Jobs, BRAC, and More from Mary-Dulany James
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Friends, I hope everyone is staying safe and cool in this temperamental weather. On the extremely hot days the Counties are opening cooling centers. If you do not have air conditioning when it gets extremely hot please check to see if County cooling centers are open; they are […]
Rigged?: Del. Mary-Dulany James’ Curiously-Worded Constituent Survey on School Board Elections
Why won’t Delegate Mary-Dulany James just admit she opposes school board elections? If it’s because the Delegate from District 34A shares school board member Mark Wolkow’s dim view of democracy, she’s wise to keep her opinions to herself. Clearly, Wolkow is working with someone in the State Legislature to craft an alternative to elections. Most […]
Harford Board Members Split on School Board Elections
Board of Education Vice President Lee Merrell introduced a motion at last night’s meeting to remove the position on school board elections from a proposed Legislative Platform for the 2009 Maryland General Assembly session. Merrell said the Board was split on the issue and while he personally favored elections, he wanted to “leave each board […]
Who’s Pulling the Strings? Councilman Slutzky Asks Gov. O’Malley to Release Info on School Board Appointments
Gov. Martin O’Malley was misinformed. How else to explain the letter from his education adviser explaining it was O’Malley’s job to pick the candidates “he believed were the most highly qualified” for the Harford County Board of Education? If the Governor thought his selections were the most eager, or had rallied the right political support; […]
What Ever Happened to Local Courtesy? Who is the Roadblock to an Elected School Board in Harford County?
The fate of the elected School Board bill goes down to the wire in Annapolis. For the latest updates, check out the comments to this article… When a majority of delegates from a local jurisdiction sponsor legislation affecting their jurisdiction alone, the custom of the Maryland General Assembly is to approve it as a “local […]
