From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: Raising of Corporate Filing Fees Opposed The House of Delegates has introduced the Filing Fee Fairness Act of 2017 (HB 691), a bill that could raise the fee that specified business entities must pay for filing an annual report with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation. If passed, this […]
Sen. Jennings: Bill Makes College Campuses “More Vulnerable to Being Attacked Due to the Gun Free Zone Classification”
From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: SENATOR J.B. JENNINGS’ EVENING IN ANNAPOLIS!!! Join me for an evening in Annapolis! This is a FREE event with delicious food catered by Richardson Farms. After the reception, please feel free to join me in the Gallery of the Senate Chamber Gallery to watch the Legislation Session take place. Please […]
Sen. Jennings: “I, Along with Several of My Fellow Republicans, Walked off the Senate Floor in Protest of Such a Disrespectful Act”
From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: The Maryland Defense Act (SJ5) Thursday was a sad day in the Maryland State Senate. In a rush to pass legislation to give Maryland’s Attorney General unlimited power to file any suit against the Trump Administration, Senate leadership rushed the bill through committee hearings and brought it to the Senate […]
Sen. Jennings: “Next Year the State Will be Forced to Spend More on Debt Service Payments than School Construction”
From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: Session is slowly moving along with seventy-four days to go. To date, the Senate has had 435 bills introduced and the House has had 525 bills. By the time session ends, it is expected that over 3,000 bills will be introduced. My kids, J.W. and Kate, are constantly reminding me […]
Boardman: “Helton Continues to Remain a Controversial Figure in Harford County Politics”
From Krist Boardman: Despite advancing age (nearly 80) and a string of election losses that would make even William Jennings Bryan envious (he lost three presidential elections), Harford County’s ex-State Senator Arthur H. Helton, Jr. is gearing up for another encounter with Harford voters in 2018. Just recently he and sidekick George Harrison announced their […]
Sen. Cassilly: “Citizens Deserve a Fair Road Construction Process. The Road Kill Law Needs to be Repealed”
From State Sen. Robert Cassilly: The “Road Kill Bill” that Governor Hogan wants to eliminate is confusing. It was designed that way by the same Washington, D.C. metro legislators in Annapolis who previously voted to eliminate the smaller counties’ annual share of the gas tax revenue ($20million/year for Harford alone) so those funds would be […]
Sen. Jennings: “Bi-Partisan Agreement that We Will Not Solve the Shortfall with a Tax Increase”
From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: As we usher in a new year, so marks the start of the 2017 legislative session. Yesterday, Maryland’s 437th General Assembly convened to act on thousands of bills, including the State’s annual budget. These bills will affect the lives of all Marylanders, and I feel a tremendous sense of pride […]
U.S. Sen. Mikulski: “I Stand Behind the Protesters and Native American Tribes Against the Continued Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline”
From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: MIKULSKI STATEMENT ON DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today released the following statement on the protests involving the Dakota Access Pipeline: “I stand behind the protesters and Native American tribes against the continued construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline until affected […]
