From the League of Women Voters of Harford County: August 26th is the 94th anniversary of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote. The League of Women Voters of Harford County is marking this historic occasion through its ongoing work to engage and empower all voters to participate this year. “With the […]
Harris Applauds House Vote Against D.C. Marijuana Decriminalization
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Washington, D.C. – With the passage of the Financial Services Appropriations bill, the House of Representatives kept intact Congressman Andy Harris’ provision against the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana in the District of Columbia. This provision, which passed with unanimous Republican support in committee last month, would seek […]
UPDATED: 2014 Primary Election Day in Harford County; Live Updates
AFTERNOON UPDATES: Harford County Executive and would-be Republican gubernatorial nominee David Craig talks to voters at Youth’s Benefit Elementary School in Fallston. Craig, in Fallston around 4pm, said turnout was “very light” in his travels today which included Carroll and Baltimore counties as well as Harford. As of 3 p.m., just 8.66 percent of registered […]
The Big Q: Will Harford County Choose Native Son David Craig in the Primary Election for Maryland Governor?
Harford County Executive David R. Craig is seeking the Republican nomination in this year’s gubernatorial primary election, which is now just days away on Tuesday, June 24. The Republican primary winner will face the Democratic nominee in November. Within the GOP field, Craig is running against state Del. Ron George, a small business owner from […]
Voter Integrity Groups in Maryland and Virginia Discover 43,983 Duplicate Registrations on the States’ Voter Rolls
From Election Integrity Maryland (EIM): Election Integrity Maryland (EIM), one of the Mid–Atlantic’s leading election watchdog organizations, in partnership with The Virginia Voters Alliance (VVA), announces today that it has discovered at least 43,983 voters registered in both Maryland and Virginia. These duplicate registrations on both states’ rolls present a large-scale risk to fair electoral […]
U.S. Rep Harris Votes for Two Bills to Delay “Obamacare”
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congressman Andy Harris, MD voted for two bills that would give both individuals and businesses a one year delay from The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The first bill H.R. 2667 “The Authority for Mandate Delay Act” would delay for one year […]
Congressman Andy Harris Votes in Favor of Keystone XL Pipeline
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. voted this evening in favor of H.R. 3 “The Northern Route Approval Act” that would build the Keystone XL pipeline. After 1706 days of waiting for a green light from this administration and over 15,000 pages of review, this bill would […]
Rep. Harris Votes for Federal Pay Freeze
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. voted for an extension of the pay freeze on all federal civilian employees when he voted for H.R. 273 today. The bill would continue to freeze pay adjustments through December 31, 2013. The freeze includes Members of Congress. Without this legislation, the current freeze […]