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…
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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 that they be open for…
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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 the alcohol tax to finance…
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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, they are predicting that county…