Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery County) announced she is partnering with Del. Keiffer Mitchell, Jr. (D-Baltimore City) to co-host a town hall meeting on marriage equality, sponsored by the left-wing political advocacy group MoveOn.Org.
Family planning services – including pelvic exams; screenings for cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes; testing for sexually-transmitted infections; pregnancy counseling; and, when appropriate, contraception - are a vitally important component of women's overall health. Better yet, studies have also shown that when a woman delays motherhood until she and her partner are ready to welcome a child into the world, their baby will be born healthier. Family planning works – plain and simple.
With massive state and federal budget challenges ahead of us, we need to think creatively about new financing options to rebuild Maryland's crumbling school infrastructure.
On Sunday, November 6th, Heather joined more than 12,000 people – including activists, students, celebrities, ranchers, and Native Americans – for a “tar sands” Rally outside the White House. They linked shoulder-to-shoulder around the White House grounds and called on President Obama to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Sponsored by the Climate Change Initiative of Howard County, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Food and Water Watch, the League of Women Voters of Howard County, and the Sierra Club.