By Marc Korman. In my last post, I discussed the MARC train and the Governor’s expansion plans. While I applaud Governor O’Malley for his attention to the state’s commuter rail,…
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Kathleen Miller of the Examiner picked up some nice quotes from flame-throwing Delegate Luiz Simmons (D-17) blasting his colleagues for not supporting the anti-slots campaign. Here’s a sample: “Slots are…
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Are Domestic Workers Employees or “Help?”
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Montgomery County’s domestic workers protection bill, introduced way back in January, is finally coming up for a vote tomorrow. At last we will learn its fate.The bill, co-sponsored by Council…
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Improving the MARC Train: Part 1
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By Marc Korman. As gas prices rise, it is expected that more people will take mass transit to get to their destination. In Maryland, one option is the commuter rail…
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When I saw this post on Free State Politics, I could not believe my eyes. But it’s true: the state’s Department of Business and Economic Development is trying to paint…
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Senator Madaleno Comments on the Budget
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Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18) sent the following message to his constituents on the budget. We reprint it here with his permission.On Tuesday, the Senate Budget & Taxation Committee was briefed…
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Someone has hired a sophisticated polling firm to analyze voter attitudes on slots, as my wife and I found out last night. This signals a new marketing effort on the…
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On Senator Currie and the Ethics of Office
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The recent revelations of Senator Ulysses Currie’s relationship with Shoppers Food and Pharmacy may be the beginning of the fall of a man once widely thought to be an admirable…
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How to Get Clout in Annapolis, Part Four
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In Part Three, we recommended that Montgomery County’s state legislators do three things together to begin building clout in Annapolis: get organized, control the county’s campaign funding and limit new…
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How to Get Clout in Annapolis, Part Three
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In Part Two, we heard from a Montgomery County budget official that a possible state shifting of teacher pension funding down to the counties would result in a fiscal “nuclear…