Straight from the Board of Elections, here are the votes for President, the slots referendum and the Ficker Amendment by legislative district. We also report how each state legislator voted…
Who is MoCo’s Smartest Pundit?
Last week, MPW held a contest between some of MoCo’s most-addicted political junkies to pick Presidential, Senate and Maryland races. So who won?The answer: we are not yet declaring a…
MoCo School Unions Agree to Reopen Contracts
Below is the text of a press release from MCEA, SEIU Local 500 and the Montgomery County Association of Administrative and Supervisory Personnel (MCAASP), the three unions that represent employees…
Maryland Foreclosures in Perspective
Realtytrac has perhaps the best foreclosure information in the U.S. Today, we tap into its hulking database to put Maryland’s foreclosure crisis in perspective. One of Realtytrac’s many functions is…
A couple weeks ago, a local politician called me about ten minutes after I mentioned the person’s name in a blog post. The conversation went something like this. Politician X:…
Frosh Raising Money for Muse
We don’t normally quote fundraiser announcements here, but this one is bound to raise some eyebrows in the GLBT community. Governor Martin O’MalleyLt. Governor Anthony BrownSenate President Thomas. V. “Mike”…
Ficker’s Lead Grows
Just as we predicted, Robin Ficker’s anti-tax charter amendment is picking up votes as the absentee ballots are counted.When the precinct count was finished, 170,216 votes supported the Ficker Amendment…
