Looking Senate President Mike Miller directly in the eye, County Executive Ike Leggett issued a challenge to him and the county’s statehouse delegation this morning: do not cut county aid…
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Is Now the Time for the CARR Bill?
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Last February, I wrote in favor of a property tax bill proposed by Delegate Al Carr (D-18), commonly known as the Commercial Assessment Rate Review (CARR) bill. The CARR bill…
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Maryland conservative bloggers are engaged in frenzied combat even as I write this. Are they battling over why the GOP lost the recent elections? No. Are they differing over how…
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Purple Line Now Takes on Al Carr
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Just when you thought it was hot enough, the politics of the Purple Line are boiling over. What will everyone argue about once it is built?One of the biggest disputes…
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Anthony Brown is Staying Put (Updated)
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President-elect Barack Obama is picking Eric Shinseki, the Iraq War prophet, as his Secretary of Veterans Affairs. That means Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown is not going anywhere and none…
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Barack Obama’s New Deal
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The Elrich Plan, Part Five (Updated)
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County Council Member Marc Elrich’s ambitious Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network will cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Where on Earth can we get that kind of money?First of all,…
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The Elrich Plan, Part Four
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In Parts Two and Three, we revealed Council Member Marc Elrich’s intention to build Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes across the county. But just because people have the option of…
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On Political Pulse
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Robin Ficker, who was behind Question B on the November 4th ballot (also referred to as “the Ficker Amendment”), which relates to property taxes in Montgomery County, will be on…
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MCEA, SEIU Local 500 and the Montgomery County Association of Administrative and Supervisory Personnel (MCAASP) have reached a tentative deal with the school system on contract savings. Here are the…