Last night, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 picketed Council Member Valerie Ervin’s fundraiser in Downtown Silver Spring. It’s one thing for the police to picket Nancy Navarro or…
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Less than three weeks after picketing Council Member Nancy Navarro’s fundraiser in Silver Spring, the police and fire fighter unions picketed a fundraiser held by Council President Nancy Floreen in…
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Consequences of the Budget, Part Five
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Budgets have political consequences. This one was no exception. Here are a few things that stand out.1. Dominance of the Bond Rating AgenciesIn our very first blog post, we labeled…
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Consequences of the Budget, Part Three
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The school system was not the only powerful institution that was challenged by the budget. Also in the crosshairs were the public employee unions.Labor When analyzing the unions, it’s important…
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Council Member Nancy Navarro won last year’s District 4 special election with lots of labor support. But that did not stop members of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 and…
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Following is a letter sent to the Gazette by Walt Bader, Executive Director of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35, concerning a recent article published by the newspaper on…
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In a blistering letter sent to the County Council, outgoing Planning Chair Royce Hanson is blasting a new proposal by County Executive Ike Leggett to consolidate the county’s Police Department…
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County Reveals Furlough Plan
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Montgomery County Chief Administrative Officer Tim Firestine revealed the county’s furlough plan today, which calls for 80 unpaid hours off for all full-time non-public safety and non-public school employees over…
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By Walter E. Bader. “Newspaper editorial pages are entitled to their own opinions—but not to their own facts. That seems to be a distinction that The Washington Post has a…
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For the second year in a row, Delegate Al Carr (D-18) has introduced a bill to cut down on light pollution from street lighting. And for the second year in…