From the District 17 Senate forum on July 19.
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First Nancy Navarro, second Nancy Floreen, third Valerie Ervin and now Roger Berliner’s event in Chevy Chase. These two unions are a threat to wind up anywhere now.
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Police Picket Ervin Fundraiser (Update)
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Last night, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 picketed Council Member Valerie Ervin’s fundraiser in Downtown Silver Spring. It’s one thing for the police to picket Nancy Navarro or…
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Less than three weeks after picketing Council Member Nancy Navarro’s fundraiser in Silver Spring, the police and fire fighter unions picketed a fundraiser held by Council President Nancy Floreen in…
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Today’s question taken from MCEA’s questionnaires for the At-Large County Council candidates is: What steps do you believe are necessary to maintain the long-term fiscal health of county government, and…
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County Council At-Large Candidates on Taxes
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After concluding its endorsements, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) posted the questionnaires it had received from candidates on its website. Some of the questions pertain to issues of no…
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Leggett Proposes Fiscal Reform
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County Executive Ike Leggett has sent the County Council a plan for long-term reform of the county’s fiscal practices. Leggett’s proposals will be hard to follow, but he deserves credit…
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Consequences of the Budget, Part Five
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Budgets have political consequences. This one was no exception. Here are a few things that stand out.1. Dominance of the Bond Rating AgenciesIn our very first blog post, we labeled…
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County Council Passes FY 2011 Operating Budget
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Following is the council’s press release.Montgomery County Council Approves $4.3 Billion Total Operating Budget for FY11 4.5 Percent Decrease for All-Agencies Budget Is First Decrease Since Adoption of County Charter…
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Consequences of the Budget, Part Four
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This year’s budget was tough. But dealing with the county’s long-run fiscal future will be even tougher.The chart below, adapted from the County Executive’s proposed operating budget, summarizes the county’s…