January 09, 2009

Sun. 1/11 Progressive Working Group Mtg. with Maryland Legislators

THE 2009 LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN ANNAPOLIS - "A CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN?" January 11th

We've received definite or tentative confirmations from Senators Jamie Raskin, David Harrington, Mike Lenett, and Paul Pinksy, and Delegates Kumar Barve, Roger Manno, Karen Montgomery, Anne Kaiser, Jolene Ivey, Doyle Niemann, Jeff Waldstreicher, Victor Ramirez, Kirill Reznik, Craig Rice, Saqib Ali, and Herman Taylor.

Lineup may change. Others legislators expected.

Sunday January 11th, 1:30 p.m.
Where: Wheaton Public Library, 11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton 20902. (The meeting room is on the lower level.)
Short walk or bus ride from the Wheaton Metro stop (red line)
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=11701%20Georgia%20Ave.%2C%20Wheaton%2020902

Among the legislative priorities that will be presented to legislators at the meetings: the Global Warming Solutions Act, combined taxation reporting for corporations, protection for immigrants, public financing of General Assembly campaigns, Workforce Anti-Fraud Bill, defunding the ICC, Health Security Act (single payer), bill on electoral integrity and transparency, protection for students from military recruiters, Civil Marriage Protection Act, gender identity and expression protection, no police spying on lawful activities, and bring the MD National Guard home.


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