Statewide Ballot Questions Published
Maryland statewide ballot questions were finally published. Here is the full text of the seven statewide questions on the November Ballot.
State News
Congressional Redistricting On The Ballot
I am happy to announce a victory for Anne Arundel County. The question of Maryland’s eight congressional districts is now on the November election ballot. On July 20th the state Board of Elections confirmed that at least 55,736 Maryland voters…
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Legislature Strikes Down Property Tax Cap
The General Assembly ends soon. The confetti will fall at midnight on April 9th marking the end of another 90 day legislative session. Unfortunately Anne Arundel County will have little to celebrate. Just a week ago, the state legislature struck…
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Maryland Is Number 1 Again – Food Stamp Fraud
Maryland is number one, again. For the second year in a row we lead the nation in food stamp fraud. Sep 2, 2015 – 51% Of Immigrant Households On Welfare – Exam Aug 31, 2015 – Maryland Welfare Benefits Better…
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Getting Ready For 2012 Session
Annapolis is filling up. The 90 day annual 2012 session starts January 11th. The Governor, 47 Senators, and 141 Delegates are all prepping and preening in anticipation of the noon gavel signaling the start of the 432nd session of the…
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Petitioning Challenge Successful On Benefits to Illegal Aliens
The Maryland state law (SB167) granting illegal aliens discounted tuition to state colleges and universities is now officially suspended and is unlikely to ever take effect. With the certification by the State Board of Elections of sufficient petition signatures, the…
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State Benefits for Illegal Aliens Becomes Law
On May 11, 2011, we witnessed great political irony. That morning, Governor O’Malley posed for pictures with hundreds of illegal aliens in the Governor’s Reception Room on the second floor of the State Capitol. Young immigrants with t-shirts celebrating the…
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Two Young Deaths Point Out Defects In the Law
Two tragic events dominated issues faced by the Judiciary Committee during the 2010 Legislative Session, the Christmas death of 11 year old Sarah Foxwell on the Eastern Shore by a convicted sex offender, and the May death of 14 year old Christopher Jones in Crofton by a gang of former schoolmates.