General Assembly Photo Senate President Nominee Bill Ferguson announced Senator Will Smith will be become chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee once session starts in January. Senator Smith will replace Senator Robert (Bobby) Zirkin, who recently announced he plans to resign in January before the start of the session. As reported by Maryland [...]
General Assembly Photo Governor Hogan announced he has appointed Delegate Andrew Cassilly as his new Special Adviser. Cassilly is replacing Keiffer Mitchell who was recently appointed to the role of chief legislative officer. From the Governor's Press Release, “Andrew Cassilly has an exceptional record of service to the State of Maryland, from his [...]
Courtesy: Maryland General Assembly State Senator Shirley Nathan-Pulliam announced over the weekend she would resign from the Senate effective Sunday. Nathan-Pulliam, who served as vice chairwoman of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, has battled multiple health problems in recent months. An article in Maryland Matters summarizes her career. Nathan-Pulliam entered the [...]
Governor Hogan has appointed Nicole Williams to the House of Delegates to fill the seat vacated by former Delegate Tawanna Gaines (District 22). As reported by The Daily Record, Williams, 42 of Greenbelt, holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Pittsburgh and a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of [...]
Courtesy Maryland Manual On-Line Governor Hogan has announced Keiffer J. Mitchell as his new Chief Legislative Officer succeeding Christopher Shank, who held the position since 2016. Mitchell has served as senior adviser to the Governor since the beginning of his Administration. From the Governor's press release, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. served in the House [...]
https://youtu.be/TgXjNR8cxgU Manis Canning & Associates, on behalf of its client, The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), proudly promotes the Call of Duty Endowment #HireHonor. More than a decade ago, one of ESA's members, Activision Blizzard, Inc., founded the Call of Duty Endowment to help support military veterans. Since that time, with Activision’s support, The Call of Duty [...]
Senate President Mike Miller will step down as Senate President and Senator Bill Ferguson from Baltimore City will be named his successor. As reported by the Baltimore Sun, During a closed-door meeting Thursday of Democratic senators, the powerful 76-year-old Senate president who is battling cancer said he would return to the role of senator representing [...]
Manis Canning & Associates (MCA) is seeking a legislative intern to assist the firm's lobbyists during the 2020 Maryland General Assembly Session. Intern Qualifications Applicant must be self-motivated, possess a level of maturity and interest necessary to complete assignments with little supervision, and possess good writing, communication, and computer skills. MCA’s office and the General [...]
As reported by MarylandReporter.com, hundreds of new laws took effect October 1, 2019. Below is a compilation of a few bills that took effect. A more comprehensive list can be found in the article and in the publications listed below. Bump stocks: Senate Bill 707, which passed in the 2018 legislative session but is going into [...]
The National Association of State Lobbyists (NASL), of which Manis Canning & Associates is a member, elected a new slate of officers during its annual conference held this week. Those pictured from left to right - Tim Ward, Trish Hart, Ryan Haynie, and Jason Kreizenbeck Manis Canning & Associates would like to congratulate [...]
