Friday, June 15, 2012
The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting Glen Burnie, Brooklyn Park, Linthicum and Anne Arundel County.
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Friday, June 15, 2012
As we look ahead to November’s elections, Glen Burnie Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need to be informed. Here's our start on the candidates and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. Be sure to bookmark this page for updates. Daniel Bongino: Daniel Bongino of Severna Park, a former Secret Service agent, is the Republican challenger running against incumbent Democrat Sen. Ben Cardin. Rep. C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger: Ruppersberger is seeking his sixth term and is up against state Sen. Nancy Jacobs. He is the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee; a big showing by Democrats in November could vault him to committee chairman. Rep. John Sarbanes: The Democrat is seeking a fourth term in Maryland’s …
Sunday, October 30, 2011
A local court says MDpetitions.com can defend the petition drive that put the DREAM Act to a referendum
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
By Jessica Talson Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS - An Anne Arundel County Court has ruled that MDPetitions.com can intervene in a lawsuit between proponents of the recently passed Maryland DREAM Act and the Maryland State Board of Elections. The group will legally be able to defend the petition drive that put the DREAM Act to a referendum. DREAM Act proponents had sued the Maryland Board of Elections to stop the law from going to referendum on the grounds that tens of thousands of the signatures were invalid. MDPetitions.com, led by Delegates Neil Parrott, R-Washington, and Patrick McDonough, R-Baltimore, opposes the DREAM Act and collected the signatures to put the law to a vote. Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the DREAM Act into law in May …
Monday, August 1, 2011
The lawsuit seeks to overturn successful petition drive.
Supporters of a bill granting in-state tuition rates to some illegal immigrants filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn an effort to put the issue on the 2012 ballot. The lawsuit was filed by Casa De Maryland, and supported by SEIU Local 1199 and the Maryland State Education Association. Casa De Maryland, in a statement released this morning, said the lawsuit was based on "illegalities discovered in the signatures submitted to and incorrectly validated by the Board as well as the grounds for relief." A copy of the suit was not immediately available. Representatives of Casa De Maryland did not return calls from a reporter seeking comment. In a statement on its website, the group said the alleges that "more than 50,000 of the signatures …
Friday, July 1, 2011
Republican delegates gathered in downtown Annapolis Thursday to deliver thousands of petitions to the Maryland Secretary of State's office.
Republican delegates delivered an overwhelming number of petitions to Annapolis on Thursday evening to get the Maryland Dream Act in front of the public for a vote in 2012. More than 12 boxes, each brimming with petition signatures, were stacked around the entrance to the Maryland Secretary of State’s office on Thursday evening. They were delivered there by volunteers and delegates who want to see the Dream Act canceled by placing it on the 2012 ballot for a statewide referendum. They needed 55,736 signatures. And Republican Delegate Neil Parrott (R-Hagerstown) said on Thursday that with this newest batch, they have amassed more than 110,000. Senate Bill 167, commonly called the Maryland Dream Act, would allow high-performing, undocumented…
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Opponents of the law that granted in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrant students took a step toward holding a statewide referendum on the law, the Washington Post reported.
As John Wagner with the Washington Post reported Tuesday, Maryland lawmakers, including District 31 Delegates Nic Kipke (R-Pasadena) and Steve Schuh (R-Gibson Island), submitted a petition that would put the law that granted in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrant students up to a public vote. The lawmakers turned in about 62,000 signatures late Tuesday night, according to Kipke's Facebook page. In order to put the law, also known as the DREAM Act, up to a vote by the public, opponents need to submit 55,736 by June 30, according to the Post. Read the full story: washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/petitioners-claim-momentum-on-in-state-tuition-repeal/2011/05/31/AGRKXfFH_blog.html
Phillip
11:22 am on Friday, July 1, 2011
“But that’s no reason to deny students a good education." I couldn't agree more, however, please come into our country legally. My signature is in one of those boxes and I will be voting against the dream act when it is on the ballot. This is a clear example of our state elected officials trying to put the covers over our head once again like they do with everything else. more ›