Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson both submitted tight FY 2010 budget recommendations to their County Councils. Both men had formidable challenges and dealt…
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Oregon Schools Maryland on Transportation
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Last year, I wrote a series called “Crisis in Transportation” contrasting Maryland’s inability to finance its transportation infrastructure with Oregon’s plan to boost spending by a half-billion dollars per year….
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Following is their press release.News from the Montgomery County Business PAC 51 Monroe Street, Suite 1800Rockville, MD 20855 March 17, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mark Scott, Board of Directors, MC…
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Ike Leggett on the FY 2010 Budget, Part Two
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A Sorry Moment for the Slow Growth Movement
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Dear readers: those of you who read this blog know that nothing ticks us off more than double-talk. We can deal with differences in policy or ideology. Indeed, we have…
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Following is the press release from the two County Executives. The candidate must be confirmed by WSSC’s Board of Commissioners.For Immediate Release: March 17, 2009 LEGGETT, JOHNSON RECOMMEND WSSC GM…
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Maryland’s $10 Billion Black Hole
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Lost in the debate about teacher pensions is one central fact that deserves discussion: the State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS) of Maryland is seriously ill. That should concern state…
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Ike Leggett on the FY 2010 Budget, Part One
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As we have previously chronicled, Senate President Mike Miller is determined to unload the obligation of paying for teacher pensions on Maryland’s counties. On February 6, Big Daddy introduced SB…
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Chaos in Collective Bargaining (Updated)
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Facing a half-billion dollar deficit, the Montgomery County government has no choice other than to seek savings through renegotiating its contracts with its public employee unions. But a chaotic endgame…