State Senator Rich Madaleno (District 18 in Montgomery County) will be on the “Political Pulse” TV Show to discuss:-His recent proposal to shift, starting in 2012, tens of millions of…
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Following is a press release detailing a cable TV call-in show to be held by County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council President Nancy Floreen on Wednesday night, March 31,…
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Environment Maryland is claiming that the General Assembly is “giving the environment the shaft this year” and that, “the Chesapeake Bay is getting thrown under the election year bus in…
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By Walter E. Bader. “Newspaper editorial pages are entitled to their own opinions—but not to their own facts. That seems to be a distinction that The Washington Post has a…
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Pension Surprise Wrong for Montgomery County
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By Patricia B. O’Neill, President, Montgomery County Board of Education. Last week, in a surprising move, the Maryland Senate voted to transfer hundreds of millions in teacher pension costs from…
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How to School Annapolis
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This year was supposed to be a lean year in the statehouse. Cuts were everywhere. Furloughs and pink slips were being handed out left and right. State aid and teacher…
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Bob Hydorn Files for Delegate in District 39
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Montgomery Village Foundation President Bob Hydorn has filed to run for the office of Delegate in District 39. Montgomery Village occupies much of the northern part of the district, which…
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Berliner to Hopkins: See You in Chevy Chase
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Last week, Council District 1 challenger Ilaya Hopkins proposed a series of debates with incumbent Roger Berliner and he has agreed to at least one of them. On June 1…
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MCEA Condemns Teacher Pension Shift
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Following is a press release from MCEA opposing the shift in teacher pensions that was passed by the Senate. The release contains some pointed language directed at Senator Rich Madaleno…
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The commissioners of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) have been told by their general counsel that the agency’s current minority contracting program is illegal. That doesn’t sit well with…