From Del. Pat McDonough: TOP 10 REASONS WHY ‘SPECIAL SESSION” IS A BAD IDEA by DELEGATE PAT McDONOUGH 10) Gaming industry economics will be depressed by additional casino competition. 9) Six casinos will violate “fairness doctrine” by betraying investors of the original five locations contained in the Maryland Constitution. 8.) The disruption of the competition […]
Sen. Jacobs: Unresolved End of Session Issues Include Budget, Expanded Gambling Plan, Drugged Driving
From Sen. Nancy Jacobs: Saturday, April 7, 2012 Lawmakers are meeting today, Saturday, to try and address all the legislation still pending as the Monday midnight deadline looms for the 2012 General Assembly. We still don’t have a state budget and this morning the budget Conference Committee canceled a planned morning meeting. There is a […]
Sen. Jennings: “Expressing Your Outrage Over This Monstrous Gerrymandering is My Priority in the Upcoming Special Session”
From the office of Sen. J.B. Jennings: Redistricting 2011: A Rigged Game In less than one week, I will be back in Annapolis for a special session to handle redistricting. If you haven’t seen the proposed maps from the Governor’s appointed redistricting commission, you can view them here. The maps are accompanied by an explanation […]
Sen. Jennings: “I Am Doing Everything Possible to Keep Your Congressional District Connected to Your Family and Neighbors, Not Neighborhoods Halfway Across the State”
From the office of Sen. J.B. Jennings: No Outcome is Inevitable This week we witnessed, right here in Maryland, one of the greatest upsets in baseball history. In toppling the Red Sox, our Orioles reminded us all that no outcome is inevitable. And that’s an important thing tokeep in mind as we approach October’s special […]
Harford Campaign for Liberty: Carroll Commissioner Rothschild on United Nations “Agenda 21” Implementation; Special Session Update
From Harford Campaign for Liberty: Join us at the September 27, 2011 meeting of the Campaign for Liberty! Get the latest update on the Toll Hikes from the MdTA and the pending tax increases of the Special Session this October. This month’s guest speaker is Richard Rothschild, the Carroll County Comissioner– He will speak about […]
McGrady: Special Session Convening this October in Annapolis Likely to Include Increased Sales and Use Tax
By Patrick McGrady Special to The Dagger Executive Summary: There are lots of taxes in Maryland, but as of today we don’t tax many services. The big spenders in Annapolis are obligated to fill a big budget deficit by next Spring, and they see taxing “services” as a way to achieve this. This means that […]
Del. Szeliga: Redistricting and the Upcoming Special Session of the Maryland General Assembly
From the office of Del. Kathy Szeliga: Toll Increase Update: Thousands of people attended the public meetings held by the MDTA (MD Transportation Authority) this spring and summer. At the Havre de Grace meeting that I was able to attend personally, at least 1,000 packed the auditorium. From a show of hands, there was only […]
McGrady: Infamous Special Session Called by Gov. O’Malley Resulted in Largest Tax Increase in Maryland History
By Patrick McGrady Special to The Dagger Flash back to Spring 2006– The General Assembly has just left Annapolis, and the fiscal future looks sound. No new taxes, and Governor Ehrlich’s final budget as Governor has a $1.3 Billion surplus going into the election. Governor O’Malley defeats Governor Ehrlich in the November 2006 election and […]
