The Post wrote a short article on County Executive Ike Leggett’s stimulus proposal on Friday. But in scrutinizing the details, we have yet to find where the “stimulus” is!Here are…
Budget and Taxes
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The Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute just issued a new report on the state budget. Its conclusions are as dark as can be imagined.The main points of the report…
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Ike Leggett’s Letter to County Employees
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County Executive Ike Leggett sent the following letter to county employees last night.Dear Fellow County Employee: On behalf of nearly one million Montgomery County residents, I want to thank you…
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Maryland State Santa
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From AFSCME Maryland.
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Maryland’s Request for Stimulus Money
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Following is a letter from Governor Martin O’Malley to Congressman Chris Van Hollen requesting federal stimulus aid. The Governor sent identical letters to the rest of the state’s Congressional delegation.State…
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Thursday Night Smackdown!
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Last night, business and labor squared off on the CARR bill in one of the more entertaining bouts of the state hearing season. But there is a lot more to…
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Maryland and Obama’s Stimulus Package
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By Sharon Dooley. The message posted by Adam from the Obama Saturday message could hold great promise for Montgomery County’s transportation dilemma. The recent series about Council member Marc Elrich’s…
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By Marc Korman. In some of the darkest days of the Great Depression, our legislators were not passing jobs programs or crafting fiscal stimulus packages, but were busy repealing the…
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Uncle Ike Thumps Big Daddy (Updated)
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Looking Senate President Mike Miller directly in the eye, County Executive Ike Leggett issued a challenge to him and the county’s statehouse delegation this morning: do not cut county aid…
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Is Now the Time for the CARR Bill?
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Last February, I wrote in favor of a property tax bill proposed by Delegate Al Carr (D-18), commonly known as the Commercial Assessment Rate Review (CARR) bill. The CARR bill…