MPW exceeded 400,000 site visits yesterday. We passed 300,000 on October 8, making this by far the quickest 100,000 visit gain in the history of…
Maryland Politics Watch Archive
Van Hollen Comments on Campaign Finance
Congressman Chris Van Hollen called into the Kojo Nnamdi Show today to comment on what campaign finance measures he would like to see in the…
MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast has written a memo to the Board of Education comparing MCPS to Fairfax County Public Schools on Advanced Placement (AP) exam…
How do MoCo and Fairfax compare in economic terms?Fairfax has been a more prolific creator of jobs than MoCo, passing MoCo in total employment in…
Incoming Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who is proposing broad changes in the city’s ethics laws to “strengthen public trust,” has picked an ultra-connected super-lobbyist to…
Prosecutor Slams Dixon
Following is the brutal sentencing memo written by State Prosecutor Richard Rohrbaugh about soon-to-be-former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon as described by the Sun. Hide the…
County Executive spokesman Patrick Lacefield left the following comment on the notorious “Pimping Castle” in Bethesda. Unlike our satirical account of a mythological raid, Lacefield’s…
Campaign Finance Shorts, Part Three
Here are quick breakdowns of Districts 18, 19 and 20.District 18 Adam: Forget about Senator Rich Madaleno’s fundraising total. He is popular in his district,…
Cheryl Kagan, who is running against Senator Jennie Forehand in the District 17 Democratic Primary will be on the “Political Pulse” TV Show on: —…
Pimping Castle Raided by Police
Montgomery County Police raided Bethesda’s so-called “Pimping Castle” last night and MPW reporters were on the scene. The raid will quickly go down as one…