Below is a collection of testimonies and public statements HPP has offered on a range of issues, to a range of elected bodies and to the public at large, in order to affirm and promote progressive values in Howard County:
- Testimony in Support of Full School Funding, Resident Budget Committee, March 13, 2023 [PDF]
- HPP FY24 Budget Testimony, Kelly Klinefelter, May 15, 2023 [video] [PDF]
- HPP FY24 Budget Testimony, Dan Berland, May 15, 2023 [video] [PDF]
- Testimony in Support of HoCo by Design, June 14, 2023 [PDF]
- Testimony on the General Plan/APFO, July 19, 2023 [PDF]
- Testimony in Support of Increased Housing Supply, September 20, 2023 [PDF]
- Statement in Support of the HOME Act, October 18, 2023 [PDF]
- Testimony in support of Howard County Council CR183-2023 and CR184-2023 granting a Payment in Lieu of Taxes for the Waverly Winds redevelopment project, November 20, 2023 [video] [PDF]
- Testimony in Support of Rent Stabilization, December 4, 2023 [video] [PDF]
- Testimony in opposition to Howard County Council CB9-2022 modifying APFO waiver criteria for affordable housing, January 19, 2022 [video] [PDF]
- Testimony at the County Executive’s Residents’ Budget Hearing in support of the Howard County Education Association contract, March 14, 2022 [PDF]
- Testimony in support of Howard County Council CR29-2022 granting a Payment In Lieu of Taxes for the Patuxent Commons project, March 23, 2022 [PDF]
- Testimony in support of the nomination of Felita Phillips to the Howard County Board of Appeals, April 3, 2022 [PDF]
- Budget Hearing Testimony, May 9, 2022 [PDF]
- Testimony to the Howard County Board of Education supporting the elimination of the School Resource Officer program in Howard County Public Schools, January 21, 2021 [video] [PDF]
- Testimony in support of the Maryland State Legislature’s House Bill 496 to remove police officers from public schools and invest in mental health services, counseling, and restorative justice, January 25, 2021 [PDF]
- Testimony to the Howard County Racial Equity Task Force Public Hearing, March 4, 2021 [video] [PDF]
- Testimony to the Howard County Council in support of funding affordable housing in the 2022 budget, May 5, 2021 [video] [PDF]
- Testimony to the Howard County Racial Equity Task Force Public Hearing, May 6, 2021 [video] [PDF]
- Testimony in support of Howard County Council CB83-2021 establishing a Police Accountability Board, November 15, 2021 [video] [PDF]
- Testimony in support of Howard County Council CB82-2021 establishing a local minimum wage, November 15, 2021 [video] [PDF]
- Testimony in support of Howard County Council CR144-2021 and CR145-2021 granting an APFO waiver for the Roslyn Rise redevelopment project [PDF]