Last week, County Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg, Chair of the council’s Management and Fiscal Policy (MFP) Committee, surveyed the county’s awful budget situation and proclaimed, “We’ll have to tighten our…
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Sectarian Conflict, Maryland Style
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We like arguing with Baltimore Sun transportation reporter Michael Dresser. He’s an honest, vigorous advocate for his city and his region. Posing as his alter-ego, “Baltimore Guy,” Dresser wrote a…
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Apocalyptic Budget Memo: MoCo Edition
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Following is the text of a memo on the budget written by County Executive Ike Leggett to the County Council. He estimates a $370 million budget deficit for FY 2011…
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By Marc Korman. Last week, Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown sat down with Cavan Wilk from Greater Greater Washington and me at the Silver Spring Library for a blogger roundtable where…
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As we revealed last week, County Executive Ike Leggett is requesting county funding to augment a federal grant for the purchase of two police helicopters. The County Council is considering…
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Great Concern Over State Budget (Updated)
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This blog is drowning in direct entries to our “More Warnings of State Budget Apocalypse” post from Friday. That post, which contains a copy of a letter from state budget…
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More Warnings of State Budget Apocalypse
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In a letter to the General Assembly leadership, state budget official Warren Deschenaux is predicting a $700 million budget deficit in FY 2010, a $1+ billion budget deficit in FY…
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County Report: May 22
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Montgomery County’s Desperate Budget Gamble
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Montgomery County’s budget crisis, exacerbated by a State Board of Education decision at the very end, is over for the moment. Or is it?The County Council approved a new budget…
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County Council Approves Operating Budget
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Following is the press release from the County Council.Release ID: 09-077 Release Date: 5/21/2009 Contact: Neil H. Greenberger 240-777-7939 or Jean Arthur 240-777-7934 From: Council Office Montgomery County Council Approves…