The following letter was distributed to members of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation. A copy was provided to The Dagger by group president Roy Whiteley:
December 2, 2009
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE — STATEWIDE
Senator Barry Glassman has once again prepared draft legislation for introduction in the 2010 session to aid the property taxpayer. [...]
From Harford County government:
(Bel Air, MD) – - Harford County Executive David R. Craig has announced that he no longer wishes to pursue the purchase of the Prologis property in Joppa, and asks the County Council to withdraw the proposed legislation. County Executive Craig cited the potential move of a [...]
Senator Gillibrand and Representative McCarthy have introduced the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2009. Ostensibly designed to prosecute gun traffickers, the bill would also deny the Second Amendment to anybody on the so-called terror watch list. The legislation is supported by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Yorkers [...]
Investor's Business Daily Editorial Staff
Junk Science: The Senate expects to take up global warming legislation by spring, but nothing more should happen in Congress on this issue until there's been a thorough probe of the ClimateGate scandal.
The scientists who have rung over and again the global warming alarm appear [...]
Will ACORN receive federal funds under "cap-and-trade" legislation?
The House and Senate versions of "cap and trade" have earmarked several hundred million dollars to be used by "community development organizations" for the purpose of educating business and low-income neighborhoods in energy efficiency. Presumably ACORN -- the Association of Community Organizations for [...]
Is Congress, behind on Barack Obama's deadlines on health care and cap-and-trade legislation, and flummoxed by the failure of the stimulus package to hold unemployment below 10.2 percent, prepared to address the immigration issue next year?
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Smith Opposes Panel Recommendation for Salary Increase
Council Chair Bartenfelder Says Council Also Rejects Increase
Towson, Md. (November 24, 2009) – Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and Baltimore County Council Chair Joe Bartenfelder both indicated that no legislation will be introduced to change the salary for either the [...]
A troubling trend has emerged in regard to hot-button issues like anthropogenic global warming and health care. It may not come as a surprise, but there no longer appears to be an interest by many on the left to engage in deliberative analysis and debate about proposed legislation. There are [...]
Earlier this week I found this in my e-mail box. I’ll let the guy speak his piece but reserve the right of criticism.
Last weekend, the House of Representatives voted on comprehensive health care reform legislation. I believe that many of the measures included in this bill can play a part in [...]
