Legislative Updates
Maryland's Budget Preview 24-Jan-2013
Dear Friends, The Governor introduced a fiscally responsible jobs budget that constrains state sp..
Back to Annapolis 17-Jan-2013
January 15, 2013 Dear Friends, This past Wednesday, January 9th, marked the b..
College Coming to Town 27-Mar-2012
Dear Friend, One of the bills I am sponsoring, HB 1381 (http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/fnotes/bil..
Transitioning Budget in a Transitioning Time 26-Mar-2012
Dear Friend, Although the legislature is starting to wind down its annual sessi..
Hunting Bill Shot Down 22-Mar-2012
Dear Friends, In the House of Delegates Monday night, a bill, HB 1419, which would have increased..
Education is a Silver Bullet for Success 29-Feb-2012
Dear Friends, The Legislative Session is at the half-way mark, and I wanted to take a moment and ..
Exciting New Coalition in Annapolis! 16-Feb-2012
Dear Friends, I hope this email finds you all well. There are some exciting developments happenin..
Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! 27-Jan-2012
Dear Friends, I hope the last week has been good to you. The hard work continues down a..
Second Week of Session 21-Jan-2012
Dear Friends, While the second week of this year’s legislative session is ov..
First Week of Session! 13-Jan-2012
Dear Friends, I am excited to inform you of this week’s opening of the 430th sess..
Revised Tolling Plan Approved 27-Sep-2011
Dear Friends, As I hope you heard, last week the Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) a..
Good News on Tolls! 16-Sep-2011
Friends, Yesterday, the Maryland Transportation Authority board put forward a revi..
GOVERNOR SIGNS FAST TRACK ORDER 30-Jun-2011
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Thursday June 30, 2011 For More Info..
Press Release: GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY ANNOUNCES FASTTRACK AS PART OF MARYLAND MADE EASY 30-Jun-2011
Media Contacts: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Takirra Winfield Office: 41..
Weekly Update: Session Wrap Up 02-May-2011
Dear Friends, The 2011 Session ended three Mondays ago in a flurry of action tha..
Weekly Update: Capital Budget 05-Apr-2011
Dear Friends, As session begins to wind down, I wanted to update you on the several parts of ..
Weekly Update: Budget Highlights 30-Mar-2011
Dear Friends, I guest-wrote a column to be published in the Aegis today, but I wanted to send yo..
Weekly Update: Restoring Education Funds, Supporting Higher Education, and Caring for Our Senior Cit 19-Mar-2011
Dear Friends: There is a lot of news from Annapolis this week, so I will get right to it: Res..
Weekly Update: Creating Private Sector Jobs and Protecting the Bereaved 04-Mar-2011
Dear Friends: I want to report on two major developments, one here in Annapolis and the other fro..
Governor's Proposed Budget 28-Jan-2011
Dear Friends: Last week Governor O’Malley presented his operating and capital budget ..
Fallen Heroes Remembrance Day - Thursday 24-Jan-2011
Dear Friends: I am honored to invite you to come celebrate the contributions our venerated ..
Protecting Mourners at Funerals 20-Jan-2011
Dear Friends: As you may recall, in 2006 I worked with people from Harford and Cecil counties, se..
Session Begins! 13-Jan-2011
Dear Friends: I am excited to write on this week’s opening of this 428th session of the Ma..
Tax Break Legislation 29-Dec-2010
Dear Friends, I wanted to call to your attention some exciting news from Washington,..
Thank You!!! 03-Nov-2010
Thank You! Thank you all so much for your support. I am grateful that my commitment to Harford and ..
Election Day 02-Nov-2010
ELECTION DAY- Make Sure You Vote! Election Day has arrived! The polls are open f..
Happy Halloween! 28-Oct-2010
Happy Halloween—Please Be Safe! When Should You Trick or Treat? Sunday, Octo..
JOBSEEKER INFORMATION 22-Oct-2010
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS I recently heard a phrase that summed up my beliefs quite well-- "the best soci..
Out and About with Mary-Dulany James! 05-Oct-2010
Out and About in the Community Recently, I had the opportunity to spend time working with some of m..
Out and About with Mary-Dulany James Update September 2010 13-Sep-2010
Friends, As I walk around the district knocking on thousands of your doors I am hearing tha..
JOBS JOBS JOBS! 01-Jul-2010
June 30, 2010 Friends, I hope everyone is enjoying their summers, I am sure all o..
Annual Evening at Old Bay Farm DATE CHANGE 19-May-2010
The date of the Annual Evening at Old Bay Farm has been changed to accommodate The Taste of Harford he..
Legislative Update - April 2, 2010 02-Apr-2010
April 2, 2010 Friends, First I want to thank everyone who came to the “Peti..
Legislative Update - March 19, 2010 19-Mar-2010
March 19, 2010 Dear Friends, I had the pleasure last weekend of introducing bond bills for ..
Legislative Update - March 2, 2010 02-Mar-2010
Friends, This week I shared with you a portion of the cost of cuts to local aid that are in ..
Legislative Update - February 23, 2010 23-Feb-2010
February 23, 2010 Friends, I am writing to you this week to talk about the budget a..
Legislative Update - February 5, 2010 05-Feb-2010
February 5, 2010 Friends, I hope all of you are prepared for the coming snow. If yo..
Legislative Update - January 29, 2010 29-Jan-2010
January 29, 2010 Friends, Today marks the end of the third week of session. It has ..
Legislative Update - January 22, 2010 22-Jan-2010
January 22, 2010 Dear Friends, The first full week of the 427th legislative session..
Legislative Update - January 15, 2010 15-Jan-2010
Dear Friends, I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season. With the beginning of the..
July 14 2009 Legislative Update 14-Jul-2009
July 14, 2009 Dear Friends, I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable 4th of July with famil..
June 8 2009 Update 08-Jun-2009
June 8 , 2009 Dear Friends, I am very happy to share with you some good news for Harford an..
May 22, 2009 Legislative Update 22-May-2009
Friday, May 22, 2009 Dear Friends, As we approach the end of the school year and many of us..
May 8, 2009 Legislative Update 08-May-2009
Legislative Update May 8, 2009 Dear Friends, Many of you have expressed an ongoing int..
April 17, 2009 - End of 2009 Legislative Session 17-Apr-2009
April 17, 2009 - End of 2009 Legislative Session Dear Friends, The 426th session of the Marylan..
Legislative Update: April 10, 2009 10-Apr-2009
Legislative Update: April 10, 2009 Dear Friends, The last week of the 2009 Legislative Session..
Legislative Update - April 4, 2009 04-Apr-2009
Friday, April 3rd, 2009 Dear Friends, Below is an article updating you on my progress ..
Legislative Update - March 27, 2009 27-Mar-2009
Friday, March 27,2009 Dear Friends, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of ..
Legislative Update - March 13, 2009 13-Mar-2009
Friday, March 13th, 2009 Dear Friends, It is with deep regret that I must inform you of the ..
Legislative Update - March 6, 2009 06-Mar-2009
Friday, March 6th, 2009 Dear Friend, It has been a busy week here in Annapolis! I have been ..
Legislative Update - February 27, 2009 27-Feb-2009
Friday, February 27th, 2009 Dear Friends, This Friday marks the half waypoint of the 2009 leg..
Legislative Update - February 23, 2009 23-Feb-2009
Monday, February 23rd, 2009 Dear Friend, As promised, below you will find information I recei..
Legislative Update - February 20, 2009 20-Feb-2009
Friday, February 20th, 2009 Dear Friend, As we get further into this legislation session, I a..
Legislative Update - February 13, 2009 13-Feb-2009
Friday, February 13th, 2009 Dear Friend, I want to take time to update you on the Housing Ind..
Legislative Update - February 6, 2009 06-Feb-2009
Friday, February 6th, 2009 Dear Friend, As I begin my fourth week of this legislative session..
Legislative Update - January 26, 2009 26-Jan-2009
Monday, January 26th, 2009 Dear Friend, Thank you to those who provided feedback to me regard..
Legislative Update - January 14, 2009 14-Jan-2009
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 Dear Friend, You may have heard in the news recently that th..
Legislative Update - November 14, 2008 14-Nov-2008
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Dear Friend, Your opinion matters to me! In the last month, we ma..
Legislative Update - October 31, 2008 31-Oct-2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Dear Friend, This Tuesday, November 4th, is Election Day for the 2..
Legislative Update - October 22, 2008 22-Oct-2008
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Dear Friend, As you know the state has had to make serious budg..
Legislative Update - October 10, 2008 10-Oct-2008
Friday, October 10, 2008 Dear Friend, The final deadline to register to vote in the 2008 pres..
Legislative Update - September 26, 2008 26-Sep-2008
Friday, September 26, 2008 Dear Friend, There has been a lot of news coverage lately about Co..
Legislative Update - September 5, 2008 05-Sep-2008
Friday, September 05, 2008 Dear Friend, Recently, the Maryland Public Interest Research Group..
Legislative Update - August 11, 2008 11-Aug-2008
Monday, August 11, 2008 Dear Friend, I am proud to share with you that in a recent study Bal..
Legislative Update - July 25, 2008 25-Jul-2008
Friday, July 25, 2008 Dear Friend, During the legislative session, I was happy to support a ..
Legislative Update - July 8, 2008 08-Jul-2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Dear Friend, Recently Environment Maryland released their 2008 Legisl..
Legislative Update - June 18, 2008 18-Jun-2008
Dear Friend, Update from Delegate Mary-Dulany James I'm pleased to share the news with you th..
Legislative Update - June 6, 2008 06-Jun-2008
Friday, June 06, 2008 Dear Friend, During this past legislative session, I introduced a bill ..
Legislative Update - May 8, 2008 08-May-2008
Thursday, May 08, 2008 Dear Friends, Now that the legislative session has come to an end, I w..
Legislative Update - March 10, 2008 10-Mar-2008
March 10, 2008 Dear Friends, As we enter into the last few weeks of session, I wanted to take..
Legislative Update - February 20, 2008 20-Feb-2008
February 20, 2008 Dear Friends, I want to share with you my testimony for HB 1066 – Subsequ..
Legislative Update - February 18, 2008 18-Feb-2008
February 18, 2008 Dear Friends, The state and US military have had a long and strong history,..
Legislative Update - February 8, 2008 08-Feb-2008
February 8, 2008 Dear Friends, Greetings from Annapolis! I wanted to take a moment to touch b..
Interim Update - September 21, 2007 21-Sep-2007
September 21, 2007 Dear Friends, As I promised a few weeks ago I want to continue to bring y..
Interim Update - September 6, 2007 06-Sep-2007
September 6 , 2007 Dear Friends, Many of you contacted my office with concerns about the use..
Interim Update - August 25, 2007 25-Aug-2007
August 25, 2007 Dear Friends, While calling this a "doomsday budget" may seem to some to be ..
Interim Update - August 13, 2007 13-Aug-2007
August 13 , 2007 Dear Friends, I wanted to share with you a few items I received regarding s..
Interim Update - July 20, 2007 20-Jul-2007
July 20, 2007 Dear Friends, As many of you know, I currently serve on the State Military Cou..
Interim Update - July 17, 2007 17-Jul-2007
July 17, 2007 Dear Friends, Many of you have written to me concerned about your ever-increas..
Interim Update - June 16, 2007 16-Jun-2007
June 16 , 2007 Dear Friends, As many of you are aware, the maintenance and impro..
Interim Update - May 17, 2007 17-May-2007
May 17 , 2007 Gang Bill Sponsored by Delegate James to be signed by Governor ..
Interim Update - March 21, 2007 21-Mar-2007
March 21, 2007 Dear Friends: As the weather warms around us and as the firs..
Interim Update - February 27, 2007 27-Feb-2007
February 27, 2007 Dear Friends: This week I am pleased to share with you that Maryland State ..
Interim Update - February 20, 2007 20-Feb-2007
February 20, 2007 Dear Friends: I hope this update finds you all well and successfully "de-ic..
Interim Update - January 26, 2007 26-Jan-2007
January 26, 2007 Dear Friends: This week brings the deadline for bills to be "dropped" so the..
Interim Update - January 19, 2007 19-Jan-2007
January 19, 2007 Dear Friends: As the third full week of the 2007 Legislative Se..
Interim Update - July 20, 2006 20-Jul-2006
July 20, 2006 Dear Friends: This week I am honored to share with you that the Maryland ..
Interim Update - June 22, 2006 22-Jun-2006
June 22, 2006 Dear Friends: Thank you so much for all of your thoughtful and articulate..
Interim Update - June 15, 2006 15-Jun-2006
June 15, 2006 Dear Friends: It is 2:00pm on Thursday June 15th and I have just arrived ..
Interim Update - May 25, 2006 25-May-2006
May 25, 2006 Dear Friends: As the holiday weekend approaches, I am happy to bring you various..
Interim Update - May 11, 2006 11-May-2006
May 11, 2006 Dear Friends: This week brings great news for Military familie..
Interim Update - May 4, 2006 04-May-2006
May 4, 2006 Dear Friends: This week I am pleased to announce that the Board of Pu..
Interim Update - April 7, 2006 07-Apr-2006
April 7, 2006 Dear Friends: As the final hours of the 2006 90-day session begin, I am b..
Interim Update - March 17, 2006 17-Mar-2006
March 17, 2006 Dear Friends, Despite the beautiful weather last weekend, I remained at work a..
Interim Update - February 24, 2006 24-Feb-2006
Dear Friends: Although we have already completed half of the 90-day session, it seems..
Interim Update - February 17, 2006 17-Feb-2006
February 17, 2006 Dear Friends: This week has been another extremely productive and successf..
Interim Update - February 10, 2006 10-Feb-2006
Dear Friends, Just as the winter weather seems more normal with the recent cold front, the Genera..
Interim Update - February 3, 2006 03-Feb-2006
February 3, 2006 Dear Friends: It was most definitely another busy week here in session! The..
Interim Update - January 27, 2006 27-Jan-2006
January 27, 2006 Dear Friends: This session started out at a very accelerated pace because of..
Interim Update - January 13, 2006 13-Jan-2006
January 13, 2006 Dear Friends: Happy New Year, and Happy New Session! The 90-day sessio..