A flatlining economy. Intolerable and worsening traffic congestion. Falling transportation revenues. Maryland has all of these problems. So does Oregon. The difference is that Oregon’s political leadership is doing something…
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More Details on the MoCo Budget Disaster
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The following memo from the Montgomery County Department of Finance to the Montgomery County Council outlines how truly daunting the county’s budget challenge is.MEMORANDUM November 24, 2008 TO: Michael J….
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The Hucker Ballot
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On Election Day, here’s what District 20 Delegate Tom Hucker and his supporters were handing out at the precincts.We hear three tidbits about this ballot. 1. The rest of the…
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Crisis in Transportation, Part One
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Last week was a tough one for Maryland transportation advocates. Let us count the ways.1. The message from MDOT Secretary John Porcari’s Road Show presentation in Rockville was a gloomy…
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Turkey-Killing Fowls Palin News Conference
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Rich Madaleno on the Budget
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Following is a statement from Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18), a member of the Senate’s Budget and Taxation Committee, on the state’s budget.On Tuesday, the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) briefed…
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On Political Pulse
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Due to technical problems in the previous showings, Channel 16 is showing a rebroadcast of my interview on Political Pulse on 11/21, 11/22 and 11/23 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) at…
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Kathleen Miller’s scoop is a must-read. County Council Member and Management & Fiscal Policy Committee Chair Duchy Trachtenberg believes the county’s budget deficit could ultimately be as much as $500…
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Chris Van Hollen: Man of the House
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By Marc Korman. Recent indications that Barbara Mikulski is running for reelection and another appointment as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee indicate that Chris Van Hollen is headed…
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WSSC Needs to Get Flushed, Part Two
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In Part One, I described the bewildering problems my neighborhood is having with WSSC’s pipe replacement procedures. If we had issues of this kind with any other county agency, we…