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		<title>Andy Harris, GOP $ Turn “Nonpartisan” School Board Races into Political Power Grab; New Annapolis PAC Push for Partisan Control of Cecil Co Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS Campaigns for seats on the five-member Cecil County Board of Education are, by law, nonpartisan and candidates usually run low budget, mostly self-financed campaigns. But not this year, when Republican elected officials and a new political action committee created by former County Finance Director James Appel are promoting three GOP-aligned school board candidates on the general election ballot. Rep. Andy Harris (R-1) gave the PAC the maximum donation allowed by law, according to state Board of Elections records. Direct donations by County Executive Danielle Hornberger and her closest local political ally, County Councilor Jackie Gregory, indicate they are looking to install new school board members who will side with them on fiscal and other issues. In her two budgets as county executive, Hornberger provided the bare minimum level of school funds required by state law, after cutting budget proposals submitted by the current school board. If her allies take over a majority of the board, they could cut the proposed schools budget for her, before it even reaches her desk, so she would not have to take political responsibility for school spending cuts in the overall county budget. Hornberger and Gregory are expected to seek re-election in 2024. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Politics: State Elections Board Struggles on New Maps; Gregory Withdraws from Delegate Race; Cops Challenge Hornbergers’ Machine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Schwerzler]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS In a season of court challenges to re-districting lines for legislative and congressional districts and extended candidate filing deadlines, the list of contenders for local and state offices was supposed to be set on Friday (4/15/2022), but the state Board of Elections is still having problems assigning some candidates to the proper district under the new maps. And two local contenders withdrew their candidacies on Monday while law enforcement challengers could pose pushback against Hornberger administration policies that limited cops’ pay. At the same time, the non-partisan races for the local Board of Education show an emergent coalition of challenger candidates opposed to state COVID-related mask rules and state curriculum requirements. And the County Council contests include three candidates running together as pro-County Executive Danielle Hornberger allies on a joint ticket and fund-raising organization for the GOP primary. All candidates, except in certain non-partisan races, who filed locally are Republicans. No Democrats filed as candidates for local office in their party’s primary, although the party could later put up a candidate for the November general election ballot. It was a surprise when County Council member Jackie Gregory (R-5) filed as a candidate for state Delegate in Dist. 36 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Council Ponders Charter Changes; Moves to Clarify, Re-Balance Powers in Local Government</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS The Cecil County Council, after a year of often being cut out of local government decision-making by the County Executive, is considering a series of amendments to the county Charter that would clarify the Council’s role and spell out procedures for filling vacancies, membership on the Ethics Commission and decisions on major expenditures, including purchase/leasing/sale of real estate. If the Council approves Charter amendment proposals, they would have to be submitted to county voters for approval, or rejection, on the November general election ballot. Some of the proposals were direct responses to recent events, including several Councilors’ concerns that they were not being given full or transparent accountings of county budget spending and possible real estate purchases. In a recent closed-door session and an open worksession on Tuesday 2/8/2022, the Council considered eight proposals and reached preliminary agreement on four, with another subject to further discussions, while three were dropped. The two most significant provisions dealt with the fiscal powers of the Council versus the executive, with one measure endorsed by the Council and another turned down on a 3-2 vote. The Council is scheduled to discuss the Charter issues again at its next worksession on 2/15/2022. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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