The following memo from the Montgomery County Department of Finance to the Montgomery County Council outlines how truly daunting the county’s budget challenge is.MEMORANDUM November 24, 2008 TO: Michael J….
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Crisis in Transportation, Part One
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Last week was a tough one for Maryland transportation advocates. Let us count the ways.1. The message from MDOT Secretary John Porcari’s Road Show presentation in Rockville was a gloomy…
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Rich Madaleno on the Budget
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Following is a statement from Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18), a member of the Senate’s Budget and Taxation Committee, on the state’s budget.On Tuesday, the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) briefed…
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Kathleen Miller’s scoop is a must-read. County Council Member and Management & Fiscal Policy Committee Chair Duchy Trachtenberg believes the county’s budget deficit could ultimately be as much as $500…
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The Maryland State Teachers Association (MSTA) is running this ad in the Baltimore and Washington media markets. The Baltimore Sun has more.
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Show Us the Money!
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Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary John Porcari held his annual Road Show event in Rockville last Thursday. Its purpose is to brief Montgomery lawmakers and constituents on what the…
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MPW Poll: Is MoCo Experiencing a Tax Revolt?
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Strange Conclusions From The Election
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By Marc Korman. Since Tuesday’s election, pundits and politicians have drawn some strange conclusions from the results.1. Franchot Lost, O’Malley WonA front page article in the Gazette of Business and…
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MoCo School Unions Agree to Reopen Contracts
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Below is the text of a press release from MCEA, SEIU Local 500 and the Montgomery County Association of Administrative and Supervisory Personnel (MCAASP), the three unions that represent employees…
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Ficker’s Lead Grows
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Just as we predicted, Robin Ficker’s anti-tax charter amendment is picking up votes as the absentee ballots are counted.When the precinct count was finished, 170,216 votes supported the Ficker Amendment…