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Kirwan Commission Analysis
The commission has called for an expansion of pre-K programs, increased teacher pay, more rigorous certification requirements for teachers (
Engage Mountain Maryland
Dec 28, 20183 min read
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Citizens Address County Delegation
Issues addressed included the economy and taxes, minimum wage, paid sick leave, fair scheduling, liquor laws, shoreline erosion, Wolf Den Ru
Engage Mountain Maryland
Dec 13, 201817 min read
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Campaign Funding Quick Fix
A very modest step to clean up campaign money sources... Under our constitution, members of the House represent voters in their...
Kevin Faley
Oct 24, 20182 min read
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Representatives Look To 2018
Edwards shared that he was continuing to support a tax credit bill scenario for rural Maryland that targets manufacturing jobs. He would lik
Engage Mountain Maryland
Dec 8, 20173 min read
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Legislative Requests for 2018
Senator George Edwards and Delegate Wendell Beitzell were on-hand during the designated annual meeting to hear legislative requests from the
Engage Mountain Maryland
Dec 6, 20175 min read
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Healthcare Panel Discussion Survey Results.
Some of the topics covered by the panel were what sources fund local medical services, what are the benefits of the current ACA, and what ar
Engage Mountain Maryland
Aug 27, 20174 min read
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Who Pays? The Economics of Healthcare Coverage
Hunt dove into the numbers and revealed that 20.5% of Garrett County’s population relies on Medicare and 29.2% on Medicaid — a 1,910 benefic
Engage Mountain Maryland
Jul 28, 20174 min read
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Aiming to Extend HUBZone to 2022
The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce reports there are 11 HUBZone certified businesses countywide, employing nearly 500 people.
Congressman John Delaney
Apr 23, 20172 min read
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Is "Fracking Ocean City?" the Next Documentary?
The primary and almost exclusive focus of the fracking debate has been centered on Garrett County, which is where we focused our attention i
Michael Wicklein | Eric Robison
Mar 19, 20177 min read
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VAGUE PROMISES FOR A BAN
EHEA heard nearly seven hours of testimony over the ban bill on March 28. Since then growing tensions over which bill will emerge the victor
Engage Mountain Maryland
Mar 17, 20172 min read
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Fracking My Maryland
In addition to the Appalachian fields, which includes the Marcellus shale in Western Maryland, other shale fields are throughout our state,
Jim Long
Mar 7, 20171 min read
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Who Will Be Collateral Damage?
In the last comparable general election in 2014 approximately 9,000 votes were cast by just under 50% of the registered voters in Garrett Co
Mike Wicklein, Baltimore
Mar 5, 20173 min read
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Senator Ron Young Asks for Ban Only
"It is not safe. It has not been done safely in any state in this country," Zirkin continues to explain. He follows with study aft
Engage Mountain Maryland
Mar 1, 20173 min read
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Presence in the Public Square
It’s time that the people be given a voice and presence in the public square instead of feeling that they have little control over continued
Letter To The Editor
Feb 27, 20172 min read
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2017 Bills to Watch
Select the bill number to link to the Maryland Government website for up-to-date information. Then, select the "Documents" tab to
Engage Mountain Maryland
Feb 25, 20174 min read
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Don't Forget "One Maryland!"
Not only does he not represent the majority of Western Marylanders who want to keep fracking out of their state, but he seems to contradict
Matia Vanderbilt
Feb 24, 20172 min read
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Why is Conway afraid of her constituents?
In a recent poll, over 70 percent of Baltimore voters said they want to ban fracking. Every statewide poll has the margin at about 2 to 1 ag
Mike Wicklein, Baltimore
Feb 24, 20172 min read
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How Un-Neighborly!
If that bill passes and we face a referendum, maybe we’ll decide to go ahead and approve fracking here. But if so, we need to do it with ful
Barbara Hurd
Feb 19, 20172 min read
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Fracking Ban Endorsement
With all these failings, and a lack of state examination, Maryland would be negligent to allow fracking to occur. States like Pennsylvania,
Engage Mountain Maryland
Feb 12, 20172 min read
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Attorney General Weighs in on Local Fracking Bans
The opinion letter makes very clear that whether a local law is preempted by state law, still must be determined by examining the specific l
Engage Mountain Maryland
Jan 6, 20172 min read
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