Election 2019

Posted on March 25, 2019 | Comments Off on Election 2019
The voting has started for the 2019 Maryland NARFE elections which
will use the “One member – One Vote”
format. Please click this link to see the ballot options  – Election 2019

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Testimony by Ed Bice & Paul Schwartz Before Senate Budget&Taxation Committee on SB 650

Posted on March 19, 2019 | Comments Off on Testimony by Ed Bice & Paul Schwartz Before Senate Budget&Taxation Committee on SB 650

Testimony by Ed Bice and Paul Schwartz Before Senate Budget and Taxation Committee on SB 650. Altering a limitation on claiming the income tax credit for eligible long-term care insurance premiums for more than 1 year with respect to the same insured individual; altering the amount of the credit from a one-time $500 credit to a maximum of $250 for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2019, but before January 1, 2022, and a maximum of $500 for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2021; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Updated: 2019-03-19

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Testimony by Paul Schwartz Before Senate Budget&Taxation Committee on SB 906

Posted on March 19, 2019 | Comments Off on Testimony by Paul Schwartz Before Senate Budget&Taxation Committee on SB 906

Testimony before Senate Budget&Taxation Committee on SB 906 to allow itemization on state return even if claiming standard on federal return.

Updated: 2019-03-19

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USM Forum – March 20, 2019

Posted on March 14, 2019 | Comments Off on USM Forum – March 20, 2019
Legislative Forum
 Miller Senate Building West Wing
March 20, 2019
Wednesday
7am-1pm
 
STILL TIME TO Register!
USM-Forum-2019-03-14

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PRESS RELEASE: 005-2019

Posted on March 12, 2019 | Comments Off on PRESS RELEASE: 005-2019

CONTACT: EDWARD HOLLAND, Public Relations Officer
hollandnmd@aol.com / #301.848.3476

“BREAKING NEW”

AFGE President Jeffrey David Cox Sr will be joining us at the 2019 Biennial Conference. Come and here from a fellow fighter!

“…The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union with more than 700,000 members, has also taken issue with [the President’s] claim. ‘They are eager to get back to work,’ AFGE President Jeffrey David Cox Sr. said in a statement earlier on in the shutdown … AFGE has also sued the government over the shutdown, saying it’s illegal to make people work without pay. Employees who are considered ‘essential’ to the functioning of the government ― such as air traffic controllers and people who work in law enforcement ― continue to work during the shutdown but will not get paid until after it’s over…”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-shutdown-furloughed-workers_us_5c2fc50ce4b0bcb4c25bab28

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) was founded in 1921 with the mission of protecting the earned rights and benefits of America’s active and retired federal workers. One of the largest federal employee/retiree organizations, NARFE represents the interests of 5 million current and future federal and postal annuitants, spouses and survivors.

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Posted in Conference Info, General Announcements, Legislative - Federal Blog, Press Releases