Jessica Haire: Republican hopes to rein in spending, slow government expansion as Anne Arundel County executive

Capital Gazette – “As one of three Republicans on the council with a four-member Democratic majority, every piece of legislation Haire has passed has required bipartisan support, such as a bill she sponsored to ease business restrictions for owners of plant shops and nurseries, and another that removed a fee tacked onto a property tax credit for public safety workers. A bill she introduced to raise the county’s rainy day fund cap in 2021 received unanimous support on the council.”