Kent County

Delegate Smigiel has requested that the Administrative, Executive, Legislative Review committee (AELR) have a public hearing to discuss the State Board of Elections’ proposed emergency regulations. A hearing will be held in the Joint Hearing Room in Annapolis on July 20, 2010 at 10 a.m. If you have any questions or comments please come...
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In what amounts to a stealthy victory for Second Amendment advocates in Maryland, yesterday, the Governor signed into law a modified “Castle Doctrine” bill (SB-411). This new law will provide civil immunity for a person defending their dwelling or place of business. This immunity provides that the person is not liable for damages for...
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At 2:00 Monday, I will be on the C-4 Show on Wbal radio to discuss the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center.  If you’d like to listen here’s the information: on your radio: 1090 AM on your computer: http://wbal.com/ and click on the “Listen Live” button near the top. You can call in at 410-467-WBAL or 800-767-WBAL or...
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This evening, on Maryland Public Television, Governor Martin O’Malley will be appearing live on a program called “Ask the Governor”. If you would like to ask questions about any issue but, in particular, the closing of the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Facility, I would urge you to either email the show or call...
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In response to many calls and emails to my office regarding the White House’s planned live speech to our children on Tuesday September 8th, I have been doing some research.  (For reference: click here for a news article about this and here for the White House site on this ) What follows is the response...
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From Someone Noticed – ———————– Closed Door Meetings Don’t Go Unnoticed In Kent County This week we found exactly the type of reporting that creates a value proposition for subscribers as the Kent County News, an excellent product, covers its beat as well as any small town paper we know about.  Three times since its...
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From Someone Noticed — Reporters Can Serve an Important Function as the Public’s Eyes & Ears February 18, 2009 · No Comments The Maryland Open Meeting Law helps journalists report on the more important happenings taking place at meetings of governmental bodies across the state. For reporters struggling to thoroughly cover their political beats and...
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Someone Noticed has commented on how the Whig responds to closed door meetings and the blog compares that paper’s response to the Kent County News. From Someone Noticed — We subscribe to the Kent County News because that weekly knows how to covers its political beat, reporting on what is happening at town and...
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