The teacher pension shift proposed by Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18) and passed by the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee has now passed the full Senate on a 28-19 vote. Following…
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Madaleno Rocks MoCo on Teacher Pensions
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Sixteen months ago, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett stared Senate President Mike “Big Daddy” Miller in the eye at a Committee for Montgomery Breakfast and told him, “We leave here…
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Senator Nancy King Comments on the Budget
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Senator Nancy King (D-39), a member of the Budget and Taxation Committee, sent out the following legislative update to her constituents containing information on the current state of the budget.Dear…
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Following is an email sent by SEIU Local 500 President Merle Cuttitta to the union’s members, who include staff other than teachers and administrators employed by MCPS. We find it…
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Ike Leggett on the Budget
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County Executive Ike Leggett has released his proposed FY 2011 budget, which grapples with a deficit of $779 million. The County Executive’s proposal cuts the tax-supported portion of the budget…
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MPW Poll: Alcohol Tax
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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, Cuttitta says: The County Council…
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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. Here are who’s giving and…
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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 Health and Human Services Committee…
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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 252 classroom positions in the…