County Executive Ike Leggett released the following statement yesterday in support of District 18 Senator Rich Madaleno and Delegates Ana Sol Gutierrez, Jeff Waldstreicher and Al Carr. In these challenging…
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O’Malley vs. Ehrlich on Transit Spending
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The Post and the Sun both remarked on former Governor Bob Ehrlich’s preference for bus over rail on the Purple Line last week. Governor Martin O’Malley’s administration picked light rail…
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County Council Passes FY 2011 Operating Budget
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Following is the council’s press release.Montgomery County Council Approves $4.3 Billion Total Operating Budget for FY11 4.5 Percent Decrease for All-Agencies Budget Is First Decrease Since Adoption of County Charter…
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Manno Picks Up Labor Support
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Defying the conventional wisdom that challengers usually do not get institutional support, District 19 Senate candidate Roger Manno earned the endorsements of two labor groups today. Following is his press…
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Consequences of the Budget, Part Four
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This year’s budget was tough. But dealing with the county’s long-run fiscal future will be even tougher.The chart below, adapted from the County Executive’s proposed operating budget, summarizes the county’s…
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Marc Elrich, an incumbent At-Large MoCo County Council Member, and Hans Riemer, who is running for one of the 4 At-Large seats, will be on the “Political Pulse” political talk…
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The Maryland League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has released its 2010 rankings of state legislators on environmental votes, as well as their lifetime records. Here are the lifetime voting percentages…
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The Town of Kensington’s Code Enforcement Officer sent the following email to Vanessa Atterbeary’s campaign for Delegate about its use of illegally–placed signs. From: Louise Hamilton [mailto:louise.hamilton@tok.md.gov] Sent: Tuesday, May…
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Ali vs. King: The Videos
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Delegate Saqib Ali (D-39) has begun releasing videos of his Political Pulse debate with Senator Nancy King. Here are both candidates’ closing statements. You can see two other excerpts on…
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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…