Sunday, January 29, 2012
Help wanted: Democrats to reelect Obama! We are looking for coordinators for Worcester, and Somerset Counties especially. Other coordinators are needed for the cities & towns within Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset Counties. Email if you want to be a key part of this team. Training provided. WicomicoDems@gmail.com
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Wicomico Democrats Host a State of the Union Watch Party!
Come join fellow Democrats at Break Time
Sports Grill to watch President Obama's State of the Union Address. We
will have several screens available, including big screens so we can all
cheer on the President. Immediately following, we will have a brief
discussion on what the President has laid out and what it means for the
Democratic Party. You must be 21 to attend.
Space is limited so please RSVP to: https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gppy2h
Time:
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM
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Host:
Democratic Club of Wicomico County
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Location:
Break Time Sports Grill (Salisbury, MD)
1009 South Salisbury Boulevard
Salisbury, MD 21801 |
Directions:
Half block north of Salisbury University on Rt 13.
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Sunday, January 8, 2012
January Meeting & Candidates' Forum
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
First Meeting at our New Location Tonight!
Join us in the friendly confines of the Georgia House in Salisbury for our monthly meeting in this new venue. Enjoy a cash bar, food buffet, and social hour starting at 6:30. The meeting with speaker Harry Basehart starts at 7pm. The Georgia House is located at 1801 N. Salisbury Blvd. See you there!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Mayor Jim Ireton to speak at tonight's meeting
Please join us tonight for our monthly meeting as were are pleased to host Salisbury Mayor Jim Ireton who will give his annual State of the City address. The meeting begins promptly at 7p with a meet and greet beforehand at 6:30. Meetings take place the third Wednesday of every month at the Knights of Columbus Hall located at 1501 Emerson Ave. in Salisbury.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
A Message from the Governor
For the past four years, Lt. Governor Brown and I have worked to protect Maryland families and children, to create and save jobs, to keep our neighborhoods and communities safe, and to build a more sustainable future for generations to come. It has been both a remarkable and challenging journey as our nation has faced some of the toughest economic times since the Great Depression. But our families and children remain at the core of our hearts and the forefront of our minds as we work to come through this recession.
Governor Announces Major Milestone at Public Safety Forum
Recently, at the final "Maryland Forward" forum on public safety and security, Governor O'Malley announced a major milestone for Maryland's DNA database. The database, housed at the State Police Forensic Sciences Division laboratory, has now made more than 2,000 positive comparisons, or "hits."
In January 2008, Governor O'Malley announced the elimination of an inherited backlog of more than 24,000 untested and uncollected DNA samples from convicted felons. The backlog elimination was the result of additional funding for new positions and new equipment provided by the O'Malley-Brown Administration. Since 2007, law enforcement has made 290 arrests due to positive hits from the DNA database.
Jobs Across Maryland
As Maryland continues to weather the economic storm, there is some good news as the latest Beige Book report by the federal government shows indicators that Maryland's economy continues to improve.
In more jobs news, HBO recently announced that it will begin filming a new comedy in Baltimore, creating more than 700 jobs for our State. Additionally, M. Luis Construction Company is planning to hire 100 new employees at its newly-acquired plant in Rockville.
Recently, Bloosurf, a local broadband provider, announced that it will receive $3.2 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand access to broadband to underserved parts of the Eastern Shore and hire 25 to 30 employees. And in more economic development news, Towson University will begin plans to build a new $68 million arena, which will create jobs for Marylanders in its construction.
For those interested in tapping into the jobs of the new economy, on January 25th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Tech Council of Maryland will host the Business of Cyber Security Conference at Johns Hopkins University. Click here to register.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monthly meeting this Wednesday
Our monthly meeting will be held Wednesday , January 19th at the Salisbury Knights of Columbus hall at 7pm. Mark Bowen, Clerk of Court, will install the Board of Directors and Officers. Hope to see some new faces.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Message from Governor O'Malley: Creating jobs for Maryland
Dear Friends,
This week, we announced that in the most recent quarter we created or saved more than 13,800 jobs in Maryland thanks to President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These figures reflect jobs created or saved in key sectors including health, education, housing and transportation.
In addition, thanks to the tough choices we've made investing in our public schools at record levels even in tough times, Maryland finds itself in an appealing position when it comes to teaching jobs. While many states are slashing education budgets to make ends meet, Governor O'Malley's record K-12 investments have not only made our public school system #1 in the nation for two straight years, but it's also meant Maryland continues to be a magnet for the nation's best educators.
Maryland construction workers will benefit from three major development projects in the near future. In Towson, a 12-story office development could bring as many as 500 workers to downtown, including the corporate headquarters for MileOne, one of the nation's largest privately-held automobile sales and service delivery networks. And in Baltimore City, the new expansion of the Shock Trauma Center will employ 300 construction workers, and will add another 250 employees to staff the expansion when it opens.
Finally, we learned this week that Maryland was one of only six states nationwide who saw their number of visitors rise in 2009. The report by D.K. Shifflet & Associates showed that Maryland had 29 million visitors last year, 1 million more than in 2008. While the rest of the nation saw their tourism business drop by 5.5 percent, Maryland enjoyed an increase of 3.5 percent.
Martin O'Malley
Governor
This week, we announced that in the most recent quarter we created or saved more than 13,800 jobs in Maryland thanks to President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These figures reflect jobs created or saved in key sectors including health, education, housing and transportation.
In addition, thanks to the tough choices we've made investing in our public schools at record levels even in tough times, Maryland finds itself in an appealing position when it comes to teaching jobs. While many states are slashing education budgets to make ends meet, Governor O'Malley's record K-12 investments have not only made our public school system #1 in the nation for two straight years, but it's also meant Maryland continues to be a magnet for the nation's best educators.
Maryland construction workers will benefit from three major development projects in the near future. In Towson, a 12-story office development could bring as many as 500 workers to downtown, including the corporate headquarters for MileOne, one of the nation's largest privately-held automobile sales and service delivery networks. And in Baltimore City, the new expansion of the Shock Trauma Center will employ 300 construction workers, and will add another 250 employees to staff the expansion when it opens.
Finally, we learned this week that Maryland was one of only six states nationwide who saw their number of visitors rise in 2009. The report by D.K. Shifflet & Associates showed that Maryland had 29 million visitors last year, 1 million more than in 2008. While the rest of the nation saw their tourism business drop by 5.5 percent, Maryland enjoyed an increase of 3.5 percent.
Martin O'Malley
Governor
A Message from Lt. Governor Anthony Brown
Dear Friends,
This has been an extraordinarily interesting and exciting week for me in Israel.
I've spent the last week here with an impressive group of Marylanders, including Health and Mental Hygiene Secretary John Colmers and Delegate Tony O'Donnell – an old friend from my days in the General Assembly. In addition to representatives from our State government, our group represents Maryland's nonprofit and business communities. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation generously sponsored our educational mission and provided us with the opportunity to engage in a professional exchange with a variety of Israeli colleagues.
We began the mission by meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Israel James B. Cunningham, who provided us with an assessment of U.S. strategic interests in the region and the political and security challenges facing Israel. We also heard from the spokesperson for the U.S. Security Coordinator on our efforts to restructure and train the Palestinian National Security Force so they can enforce the rule of law while making them accountable to the government and the people. Our travels included a visit to the Israeli border with Lebanon and to the Golan Heights where we discussed with Israeli experts the security threats confronting Israel from within and outside its borders. We were introduced to the complexities of Israeli politics by a professor from the Hebrew University and heard first hand the Palestinian perspective from a Palestinian reporter in Jerusalem. No visit to Israel would be complete without a visit to Ashkelon – Baltimore's sister city. In Ashkelon, we observed local efforts to provide educational, employment and other social services to the Ethiopian-Israelis who arrived here nearly two decades ago. And today, we visited the newly renovated Yad Vashem, the Jewish National Memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
This mission also provided me an important opportunity to build on Governor O'Malley's business development mission to Israel in 2008. I met with several Israeli business leaders in order to open Maryland's doors to new opportunities and possibilities. Kinneret Savitsky, CEO of BioLineRX – an early-stage pharmaceutical drug development company that recently opened an office in Rockville – commended our shared efforts to increase Maryland's competitiveness in the global economy. Later, I met with a multi-billion dollar high-tech manufacturing company that is interested in opening an office on the East Coast and is seriously considering headquartering its operation in Maryland.
I have enjoyed the opportunity to meet with men and women from Israel who share our belief that every individual has the power to change the world just as a drop of water can make an impression on a hard stone. I'm excited about returning to Maryland to see my children and to spend the next few months talking to as many Marylanders as possible about the progress we've made together and the work yet to be done.
Thank you for reading.
Anthony G. Brown
Lieutenant Governor
This has been an extraordinarily interesting and exciting week for me in Israel.
I've spent the last week here with an impressive group of Marylanders, including Health and Mental Hygiene Secretary John Colmers and Delegate Tony O'Donnell – an old friend from my days in the General Assembly. In addition to representatives from our State government, our group represents Maryland's nonprofit and business communities. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation generously sponsored our educational mission and provided us with the opportunity to engage in a professional exchange with a variety of Israeli colleagues.
We began the mission by meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Israel James B. Cunningham, who provided us with an assessment of U.S. strategic interests in the region and the political and security challenges facing Israel. We also heard from the spokesperson for the U.S. Security Coordinator on our efforts to restructure and train the Palestinian National Security Force so they can enforce the rule of law while making them accountable to the government and the people. Our travels included a visit to the Israeli border with Lebanon and to the Golan Heights where we discussed with Israeli experts the security threats confronting Israel from within and outside its borders. We were introduced to the complexities of Israeli politics by a professor from the Hebrew University and heard first hand the Palestinian perspective from a Palestinian reporter in Jerusalem. No visit to Israel would be complete without a visit to Ashkelon – Baltimore's sister city. In Ashkelon, we observed local efforts to provide educational, employment and other social services to the Ethiopian-Israelis who arrived here nearly two decades ago. And today, we visited the newly renovated Yad Vashem, the Jewish National Memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
This mission also provided me an important opportunity to build on Governor O'Malley's business development mission to Israel in 2008. I met with several Israeli business leaders in order to open Maryland's doors to new opportunities and possibilities. Kinneret Savitsky, CEO of BioLineRX – an early-stage pharmaceutical drug development company that recently opened an office in Rockville – commended our shared efforts to increase Maryland's competitiveness in the global economy. Later, I met with a multi-billion dollar high-tech manufacturing company that is interested in opening an office on the East Coast and is seriously considering headquartering its operation in Maryland.
I have enjoyed the opportunity to meet with men and women from Israel who share our belief that every individual has the power to change the world just as a drop of water can make an impression on a hard stone. I'm excited about returning to Maryland to see my children and to spend the next few months talking to as many Marylanders as possible about the progress we've made together and the work yet to be done.
Thank you for reading.
Anthony G. Brown
Lieutenant Governor
Monday, May 10, 2010
GOVERNOR MARTIN O'MALLEY ANNOUNCES VIOLENT CRIME RATE AT ITS LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 1975
LARGO, MD (May 10, 2010) - Joined by law enforcement officials, including U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein, Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Ivey and members of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89, Governor Martin O'Malley today announced historic reductions in crime in Maryland for 2009. According to 2009 year-end crime data compiled by the Maryland State Police and submitted to the FBI for use in the national crime statistics report, Maryland's violent crime rate is at its lowest level in Maryland since modern crime-tracking began in 1975. Similarly, total crime declined to its lowest level since 1975, as have homicides, dropping 12 percent since 2008 with 57 fewer people murdered last year in Maryland than the year before.
"Protecting the public's safety is the greatest obligation of government at every level," said Governor O'Malley. "It is not by chance, but by choice that even in tough economic times, we've delivered results for the people of Maryland, driving down crime throughout our One Maryland to its lowest levels in recorded history. Working together, we're aligning our efforts between state, local, county, and federal law enforcement and government at levels never before seen in our State.
These statewide figures are also reflected in Prince George's County, where Governor O'Malley made today's announcement. Overall crime is at its lowest level in the County since 1975, with violent crime in the County is at its lowest level since 1984 and automobile thefts dropping to the lowest level since 1985.
"I want to thank Governor O'Malley for his commitment to public safety that has led to record crime reduction across our state in 2009," Johnson said. "During difficult times, many questioned our methods in reducing crime, but today I am proud that we stayed the course and reached record crime reduction in Prince George's County in 2008 and 2009."
Statewide, data for 2009 show reductions compared to 2008 not only in homicides but also in motor vehicle theft (-23.0%), robbery (-9.0%), aggravated assault (-3.0%), breaking and entering (-5.0%), and larceny-theft (-6.0%).
Twenty jurisdictions reported reductions in total crime, with nine reporting double-digit reductions between 2008 and 2009. Fifteen jurisdictions noted specific reductions in violent crime (murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault), with seven reporting double-digit decreases. Twenty-two jurisdictions noted specific reductions in property crime (breaking and entering, larceny/theft, and motor vehicle theft), with eight jurisdictions reporting reductions of 10 percent or more.
"For the last three years, Governor O'Malley has directed State public safety agencies to engage in the local fight against crime like never before," said Kristen Mahoney, Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention. "By focusing on improving violent probationer compliance, reducing illegal gun trafficking, increasing warrant service, and applying the most effective law enforcement technology and information sharing strategies to our collective fight against violent crime, I am proud to stand with the Governor and our partners on the federal, state and local levels to realize a safer Maryland.
Governor O'Malley tasked the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention with forming both local partnerships, and working partnerships across borders of neighboring states and the District of Columbia to crack down on violent criminals. At today's announcement, Governor O'Malley highlighted some of the programs implemented in the last three years that have contributed to these dramatic reductions, including:
* Public Safety Dashboard: A database of life-saving information shared with 16,000 law enforcement officers and government servants in more than 100 agencies. This innovative approach to information sharing currently registers between 25,000 and 40,000 hits per day.
* License Plate Recognition Software: Through the application of advanced license plate reader technologies, funded largely through the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, local and State law enforcement is delivering real results to crack down on auto theft. Motor vehicle theft dropped 23 percent statewide last year compared to 2008.
* Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force: Through innovative cross border collaboration, this task force comprised of law enforcement agencies from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, has issued 1,000 warrants to help make neighborhoods safer in the DC Metro area.
* Violence Prevention Initiative: This innovative approach to managing and supervising the most violent offenders has driven violent crime down in Maryland to its lowest levels since 1975. Crime data show these individuals have the greatest propensity for committing future acts of violence.
* Anti-gang initiatives: Resulting from reforms championed by the O'Malley-Brown Administration, Maryland agencies now share gang intelligence information among over 100 partner agencies within Maryland and with regional partners.
* DNA: After inheriting a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed and 15,000 uncollected DNA samples, Governor O'Malley allocated the necessary resources to eliminate that backlog leading to case closures and arrests of violent fugitives. In 2009 alone, 103 murderers, rapists, and other criminals who might otherwise be walking the streets were arrested thanks to DNA technology.
* Unprecedented interagency cooperation: As a result of efficiency reforms implemented by the O'Malley-Brown Administration, the Department of Parole and Probation, and Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Services, and local law enforcement cooperate and communicate at unprecedented levels, ensuring low recidivism and high rates of supervision for the most violent offenders.
"Protecting the public's safety is the greatest obligation of government at every level," said Governor O'Malley. "It is not by chance, but by choice that even in tough economic times, we've delivered results for the people of Maryland, driving down crime throughout our One Maryland to its lowest levels in recorded history. Working together, we're aligning our efforts between state, local, county, and federal law enforcement and government at levels never before seen in our State.
These statewide figures are also reflected in Prince George's County, where Governor O'Malley made today's announcement. Overall crime is at its lowest level in the County since 1975, with violent crime in the County is at its lowest level since 1984 and automobile thefts dropping to the lowest level since 1985.
"I want to thank Governor O'Malley for his commitment to public safety that has led to record crime reduction across our state in 2009," Johnson said. "During difficult times, many questioned our methods in reducing crime, but today I am proud that we stayed the course and reached record crime reduction in Prince George's County in 2008 and 2009."
Statewide, data for 2009 show reductions compared to 2008 not only in homicides but also in motor vehicle theft (-23.0%), robbery (-9.0%), aggravated assault (-3.0%), breaking and entering (-5.0%), and larceny-theft (-6.0%).
Twenty jurisdictions reported reductions in total crime, with nine reporting double-digit reductions between 2008 and 2009. Fifteen jurisdictions noted specific reductions in violent crime (murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault), with seven reporting double-digit decreases. Twenty-two jurisdictions noted specific reductions in property crime (breaking and entering, larceny/theft, and motor vehicle theft), with eight jurisdictions reporting reductions of 10 percent or more.
"For the last three years, Governor O'Malley has directed State public safety agencies to engage in the local fight against crime like never before," said Kristen Mahoney, Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention. "By focusing on improving violent probationer compliance, reducing illegal gun trafficking, increasing warrant service, and applying the most effective law enforcement technology and information sharing strategies to our collective fight against violent crime, I am proud to stand with the Governor and our partners on the federal, state and local levels to realize a safer Maryland.
Governor O'Malley tasked the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention with forming both local partnerships, and working partnerships across borders of neighboring states and the District of Columbia to crack down on violent criminals. At today's announcement, Governor O'Malley highlighted some of the programs implemented in the last three years that have contributed to these dramatic reductions, including:
* Public Safety Dashboard: A database of life-saving information shared with 16,000 law enforcement officers and government servants in more than 100 agencies. This innovative approach to information sharing currently registers between 25,000 and 40,000 hits per day.
* License Plate Recognition Software: Through the application of advanced license plate reader technologies, funded largely through the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, local and State law enforcement is delivering real results to crack down on auto theft. Motor vehicle theft dropped 23 percent statewide last year compared to 2008.
* Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force: Through innovative cross border collaboration, this task force comprised of law enforcement agencies from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, has issued 1,000 warrants to help make neighborhoods safer in the DC Metro area.
* Violence Prevention Initiative: This innovative approach to managing and supervising the most violent offenders has driven violent crime down in Maryland to its lowest levels since 1975. Crime data show these individuals have the greatest propensity for committing future acts of violence.
* Anti-gang initiatives: Resulting from reforms championed by the O'Malley-Brown Administration, Maryland agencies now share gang intelligence information among over 100 partner agencies within Maryland and with regional partners.
* DNA: After inheriting a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed and 15,000 uncollected DNA samples, Governor O'Malley allocated the necessary resources to eliminate that backlog leading to case closures and arrests of violent fugitives. In 2009 alone, 103 murderers, rapists, and other criminals who might otherwise be walking the streets were arrested thanks to DNA technology.
* Unprecedented interagency cooperation: As a result of efficiency reforms implemented by the O'Malley-Brown Administration, the Department of Parole and Probation, and Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Services, and local law enforcement cooperate and communicate at unprecedented levels, ensuring low recidivism and high rates of supervision for the most violent offenders.
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