In a comment on this blog, County Executive spokesman Patrick Lacefield said that MCGEO President Gino Renne’s testimony on the Executive’s planned workforce reductions is “not accurate.” We reprint Lacefield’s…
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The Leggett administration recently proposed ten furlough days for all non-school and non-public safety employees, an idea bitterly resisted by MCGEO, which represents many of those employees. New data provided…
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MCGEO, Montgomery County’s employee union, held a rally last week to protest what they believe are unfair budget cuts targeting their members. One of their complaints is that county managers…
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Following is the testimony of MCGEO President Gino Renne on the county budget. Note his statements about the relative impact of the County Executive’s proposal on front-line workers and management.Testimony…
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Senator Kathy Klausmeier on the 2010 Session
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Senator Kathy Klausmeier (D-8) represents Baltimore County and is the Chair of the Senate Rules Committee.
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How Would Ehrlich Balance the Budget?
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At his campaign announcement this morning, former GOP Governor Bob Ehrlich said he would seek a repeal of the 2007 increase in the sales tax from 5% to 6%. But…
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MCGEO Lays Siege to Rockville
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They came from every corner of the county, from every race, age and ethnicity of humankind, united only by their shirts of radioactive yellow. That is the war color of…
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Montgomery County’s employee unions are trying to hold the line against more budget cuts tonight. But interestingly, they’re not doing it together.MCGEO, the giant county employees union, is holding a…
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Moody’s Threatens Downgrade to MoCo Bonds
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Moody’s Global Credit Research, an agency that evaluates bond risk, has maintained its top rating on Montgomery County’s general obligation bonds for now but has placed the county “on review”…
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