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White House to look into security reimbursement
CAMP DAVID -- The White House will look into reimbursing local law enforcement for costs associated with President Barack Obama's decision in March to move the G-8 summit to Camp David from Chicago, where it was originally planned, an administration official said Saturday
New rules keep candidates’ investments in check
The battle for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District this fall will pit a millionaire corporate investor against a wealthy landowner — occupations that the new STOCK Act will allow voters to examine more deeply as they decide who will represent them.
FiveThirtyEight: The Most Powerful Special Interest in Washington: The Acronym
A linguistic plague is creeping through the nation's capital - the "bacronym," where a PAC or bill name is chosen so that the initial letters of each word form a desired word.
U.S. Navy Dismisses Criticism of Littoral Combat Ship as Outdated, Inaccurate
Senior U.S. Navy officials have mounted a vigorous campaign to rebut recent criticism of the Littoral Combat Ship program. The program is funding parallel development of two classes of high-speed...
Anti-drone activists target G-8 meeting in Md.
Opponents of America's use of unmanned aircraft against terrorism suspects are targeting Maryland politicians and the Group of Eight economic summit at Camp David.
Anti-Drone Activists Target G-8 Meeting At Camp David
Opponents of America's use of unmanned aircraft against terrorism suspects are targeting Maryland politicians and the Group of Eight economic summit at Camp David.
Bartlett on reimbursement for G-8 security: 'Fair is fair'
U S Rep Roscoe Bartlett, R-6th, has a simple message when it comes to whether Frederick County agencies should get federal reimbursement for costs associated with this week's G-8 summit at Camp David
Mount Carmel Area honor roll
Mount Carmel Area School District MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area School District has announced honor rolls for the third marking period of the 2011-2012 school year. Distinguished Honors Grade 4 - Michael Balichik, Tyler Barnhardt, Brooke Bernini,
STOCK act may give voters better picture of Delaney, Bartlett
WASHINGTON - The battle for Maryland's 6th Congressional District this fall will pit a millionaire corporate investor against a wealthy landowner -- occupations that the new STOCK Act will allow voters to examine more deeply as they decide who will represent them
Feds: No reimbursement to local agencies for G-8 summit
Local agencies may not be reimbursed for resources spent preparing for and supporting next week's G-8 summit unless they can get some help from local lawmakers
Drones a hot topic among G-8 protesters
Replicas of unmanned military aircraft will roll, not fly, through Frederick and Thurmont as part of the counter G-8 summit planned by Occupy Frederick and others next week
House Passes Bill Stemming Defense Cuts
The House of Representatives voted Thursday afternoon to pass the GOP’s plan to replace the sequestration or automatic cuts that would have slashed the defense budget with another set of budget reductions that curtail domestic programs. The Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012, which passed 218-199 with one member...
House Passes Bill Stemming Defense Cuts
The House of Representatives voted Thursday afternoon to pass the GOP’s plan to replace the sequestration or automatic cuts that would have slashed the defense budget with another set of budget reductions that curtail domestic programs. The Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012, which passed 218-199 with one member...
Guard Officers Applaud House Action To Pause Air National Guard Cuts
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard Association of the United States today released the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., association president, on House Armed Services Committee passage of the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill:
Congressman sees Senate postal bill as ‘bailout’
A U.S. Senate bill designed to save Cumberland’s mail processing facility, among others. doesn’t pass muster for U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett.
Mikulski pressures Harris, Bartlett on U.S. Postal Service overhaul
In a rare intra-delegation, across-the-aisle nudge, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski on Tuesday called on the state's two Republican lawmakers in Washington to support a Senate version of an overhaul of the U.S. Postal Service that would save a pair of mail sorting facilities that just happen to be located in the lawmakers' districts.
House puts its imprint on Obama's defense budget
Domestic military base closings are out. The Global Hawk drone is back in.
Gazette.Net: Delaney sitting pretty in 6th District race
Democratic congressional candidate John Delaney has to be feeling good right now — he has $500,000 more in the bank than his opponent in the 6th District congressional race, and a poll shows him leading incumbent Roscoe Bartlett by a healthy margin.
Gazette.Net: Delaney sitting pretty in 6th District race
Democratic congressional candidate John Delaney has to be feeling good right now — he has $500,000 more in the bank than his opponent in the 6th District congressional race, and a poll shows him leading incumbent Roscoe Bartlett by a healthy margin.
Gazette.Net: Delaney sitting pretty in 6th District race
Democratic congressional candidate John Delaney has to be feeling good right now — he has $500,000 more in the bank than his opponent in the 6th District congressional race, and a poll shows him leading incumbent Roscoe Bartlett by a healthy margin.
