FSA COUNTY COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS START JUNE 15
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2008 - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced farmer and rancher candidate nominations begin June 15 for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. The nomination period continues through Aug. 1, 2008. Elections take place this fall.
"I encourage all producers to participate in the county committee election process by nominating candidates by the August 1 deadline," said Schafer. "We are counting on as much participation as possible, because county committees are an important link between the farm community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We have seen a trend in recent years of increased nominations of minority and women producers and we hope that will continue."
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Free Summer Computer Science Program
at University of Maryland
The Dept of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, is sponsoring a program this Summer(2008), for middle and high school students interested in computer science/computer programming. This program is offered at no cost to the student. Information about the program (including online application form) can be found at the program's web site:
http://www.cs.umd.edu/projects/passport/webPage/
Application deadline is May 30, 2008.
Tax & Wealth News Brief
Important news from Miles & Stockbridge concerning taxes for Maryland Homeowners.
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Hispanic Commission press release
Governor O’Malley Installs Hispanic Affairs Commission
New Commission expanded, moves to Office of Community Initiatives
Governor Martin O’Malley greeted the members of the new Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs at the State House today and announced changes in the makeup and affiliation of the commission. During a mid morning ceremony in the Governor’s Reception Room, the Governor introduced prominent business woman and former President of the Baltimore Hispanic Business Chamber, Maria Welch, as the new commission chair. Governor O’Malley also announced the movement of the Hispanic Affairs Commission to the Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives, elevating the commission to the executive level.
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Dear Chamber members,
Some of you may have kept up with the State Government’s attempts to shore up its financial deficit through the adoption of slots and others measures. But the recent application of a 6% sales tax to IT services is just unacceptable. We the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce oppose the computer services sales tax because it will stifle economic development and damage Maryland’s competitiveness. Regardless of company size or industry sector, Maryland businesses rely on computer services to compete. Imposing a 6 percent sales tax on computer services like web design, network maintenance and custom programming is bad fiscal policy.
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