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Progressive Maryland Endorses Navarro
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Following is their press release.News Release March 27, 2009Contact: Sean Dobson Progressive Maryland Endorses Nancy Navarro in the Montgomery County Council District 4 Special Democratic Primary Election Silver Spring, MD….
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Kramer’s Chamber of Commerce Questionnaire
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Recently, District 4 candidate Cary Lamari released his Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce questionnaire. At the time, he said, “I challenge my opponents to be as open, transparent and accountable…
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MoCo’s New Criminal Justice Policy
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Recently, the Gazette reported confusion among people on the street about Montgomery County’s new policy providing for immigration status checks on violent criminals. Courtesy of the County Executive’s office, we…
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Pass the Garagiola Task Force Bill
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Traditionally, sending an issue to a commission or task force is merely a convenient way to study it to death. As MPW contributor Marc Korman has written, many state commissions…
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O’Malley Comments on DNA Collection
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The Economist magazine is holding a debate on the ethics of DNA databasing. Following is Governor Martin O’Malley’s comment on the subject from 3/27/09.In January 2007 I was sworn in…
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Citing sources close to the Kramer campaign, the Post’s Ann Marimow originally reported that County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council Members Duchy Trachtenberg and Marc Elrich were set to…
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Career Fire Fighters Endorse Kramer
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Following is their press release.March 26, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONCTACT: John Sparks (240-876-1920) Montgomery County Fire Fighters Endorse Ben Kramer for District 4 Seat (Rockville, MD) The Montgomery County Career Fire…
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In a tart letter to County Executive Ike Leggett, County Council Members George Leventhal, Nancy Floreen, Valerie Ervin and Mike Knapp refer to a “leadership crisis” in the Department of…
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Maryland is notorious for its lax campaign finance laws. The state’s infamous “LLC loophole” allows a business owner to found an unlimited number of limited liability companies and have them…