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SEIU Local 500 Gets Ready for the Budget
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Following is a video by SEIU Local 500 President Merle Cuttitta updating the union’s membership on its contract and the county’s budget. In the video,…
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Ten-year data comparing state aid to state taxes paid by county illustrate a truth we all know: Maryland is a state of donors and recipients….
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Non-Profits Gear Up to Fight Safety Net Cuts
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The Safety Net Coalition, a grouping of Washington-area non-profits, is holding a community forum on Wednesday night with the three County Council Members on the…
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MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast sent a memo to the Board of Education and an email to MCPS staff on Friday indicating his intention to cut…
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Dealing with Waivers
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By Marc Korman. On February 23rd the State Board of Education announced a process to allow school systems to receive a waiver from the requirement…
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Leggett, Floreen Support Alcohol Tax
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County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council President Nancy Floreen have written a joint letter to General Assembly leadership in support of a bill raising…
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At least three Montgomery County janitorial contractors are asking the county to waive its living wage law so that they can reduce employee wages. Otherwise,…
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MoCo Budget Ugliness Never Ends
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Have you ever encountered a cockroach that was almost as big as your foot? And upon stomping on the creature, the roach looked up at…
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By Aaron Kaufman. The Bill Bronrott, Verna Jones,(D-Baltimore) and Rich Madaleno alcohol tax bill (HB 832, SB 717) was introduced recently. The bill is named…