A new decision by Montgomery County Labor Relations Administrator Andrew M. Strongin that the County Executive does not need to abide by collective bargaining agreements threatens significant damage to public…
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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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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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In the following letter to the County Executive, seven members of the County Council asked him not to include ambulance fee revenues in his forthcoming FY 2010 budget. Leggett’s ambulance…
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The Montgomery County Career Fire Fighters Association (MCCFFA) announced more than $7 million in concessions in a tentative deal with the Leggett administration yesterday. But the structure of the deal…
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Imagine you are buying a house. You offer $500,000 and demand a $5,000 rebate towards closing costs and an inspection contingency. The seller wants $600,000 and offers no rebate or…
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A Footnote on Ambulance Fees
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The Washington Post reports that the County Council’s Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to block County Executive Ike Leggett’s proposal to impose ambulance fees. Marc Korman explained the proposal in…
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A Silver Spring neighborhood near the notorious “Intersection of Death” has been plagued with two simultaneous problems. First, a rash of car break-ins and thefts convinced some residents of the…
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County Council: Tell Us More About Bait Cars
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At a 7/28/08 work session of the County Council’s Public Safety Committee, Chairman Phil Andrews and committee members Marc Elrich and Don Praisner asked the Montgomery County Police Department for…
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In Praise of Phil Andrews
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Margarita-drinking penguins surf off the sandy beaches of Antarctica. Osama bin Laden sips matzo ball soup in Tel Aviv. George W. Bush admits the Iraq War is a mistake. But…