Paul Ryan’s Spending Plan Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Posted by Chris Edwards House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has introduced his annual budget blueprint. The plan will likely pass the House but won’t become law this year. However, the plan signals the direction that House Republicans want to go in budget battles with the Democrats this year, and it also shows the likely thrust of policy under a possible Republican president next year. Here are a few highlights: Total federal…
Read more...Local Control of Teacher Pensions: A Win for Cecil County?

Recently, the Cecil County Commissioners took a public stance against the shift of teacher pension costs from the state of Maryland to the counties. The first reaction of most would be to agree with this opinion and oppose expensive hand-me-downs from the state of Maryland. However, could this situation actually be a blessing in disguise for fiscal conservatives in this county?
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Cecil County Executive Candidates Moore & Broomell Lead Effort to Buy Farmland with Taxpayer Money

01/03/12 of last month the Cecil County Commissioners voted unanimously to buy a farm for preservation purposes costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars — was this really what we want government to spend money on? Cecil County Commissioners and County Executive candidates Tari Moore (who made the motion) and Diana Broomell (who seconded the motion) supported this as did Mullin, Dunn, and Hodge. If our county had a regulatory and tax…
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Rep. Harris Opposes Largest Toll Hike in State’s History; “Maryland Families and Job Creators, Particularly on the Eastern Shore, Cannot Afford another Tax Hike”

From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Today, Rep. Andy Harris continued to voice his opposition to the largest toll hike in the state’s history. “Maryland families and job creators, particularly on the Eastern Shore, cannot afford another tax hike,” said Rep. Andy Harris. “Maryland doesn’t have a revenue problem – they simply want to raise tolls by hundreds of millions of dollars to fund transportation projects for the Washington,…
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