Former Delegate Cheryl Kagan (D-17), who is challenging incumbent Senator Jennie Forehand, held a contest among her supporters to craft a new drink called a “Cheryl-tini” in her honor. The…
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Ben Kramer is Raising Money
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Delegate Ben Kramer (D-19) is holding a fundraiser on November 8. So what’s unusual about that? Plenty.Kramer is a wealthy commercial property owner and developer whose family has long been…
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Too Rich for Furloughs
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As we wrote yesterday, we believe that state legislators are paid too little relative to their job duties. That threatens to shrink the pool of competent people willing to serve…
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SHA Answers Council’s Questions on I-270
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The County Council sent a list of questions to the State Highway Administration (SHA) about the I-270 project and SHA has responded. Here are the questions and answers that caught…
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The Real Scandal of Legislative Pay
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The recent talk about which state legislators are giving up part of their salaries to match state employee furlough days obscures a much, much larger issue with legislative pay. The…
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Slots and Reality Still Don’t Mix
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By Rob Annicelli. In a desperate attempt to help aid the faltering Cordish bid for slots zoning approval at Arundel Mills, Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold “decried a…
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Audrey Scott’s Campaign Video for GOP Chair
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A coalition of non-profits in Montgomery County has sent a letter to the Mayor and City Council in the District of Columbia protesting budget cuts targeting vulnerable people. This should…
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What I Will Teach My Kid About Politics
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As every reader knows, Baby Olson Pagnucco (now known as Andres) has arrived. Now we will have to teach the next generation the way of things. That means saying please…
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House Campaign Finance Reports (Updated)
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By Marc Korman. Campaign finance reports for the US House of Representatives have been released for the third quarter, covering July 1st to September 30th. The reports for the 1st,…