In Part One, we reported on County Council Member and Management and Fiscal Policy Chairwoman Duchy Trachtenberg’s letter to public employee union MCGEO offering a choice between layoffs and COLA…
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Challenge to the Unions, Part One
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In a story first reported by the Washington Post’s Ann Marimow, Montgomery County Council Member and Management and Fiscal Policy Committee Chairwoman Duchy Trachtenberg has written to UFCW Local 1994…
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Relying on our extensive spy network inside the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC), we have uncovered the identity of the MCDCC member who voted to send Jason Jennings and…
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Montgomery County Council Member Valerie Ervin, who represents Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Wheaton and Kensington, wrote the following op-ed in the Gazette today. We reproduce it here for our readers.The…
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MPW Banned by Federal Agency
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One of our long-time readers has reported that a federal agency, the reader’s employer, has blocked Maryland Politics Watch blog. The reader has asked us not to publicly name the…
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Many political observers inside Montgomery County are discussing the meaning of Donald Praisner’s victory in the Council District 4 special election. Our contribution to that debate focuses on mathematics. From…
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The Problem with Peter Franchot
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The war of words between Governor Martin O’Malley and Comptroller Peter Franchot escalated yesterday. The Governor branded the Comptroller as a hypocrite for crusading against slots after voting for them…
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While I am not the ideal message boy for MCDCC, we are happy to help out MPW friend Marc Korman. He forwarded this notice for our readers.Apply for the Ballot…
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Foolio Demands a Union
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A Navarro campaign worker who refers to himself only as “Foolio” is demanding union representation. Following is our exclusive interview.Adam: Are you the same Foolio who has been posting comments…
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Last Pre-Election County D4 Round-Up
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By tomorrow night, this race will be over. Here’s the state of play one day out.On press, coverage has picked up in the last week. The Post has written its…