As the Gazette reported, just two GOP Delegates voted for the state budget: D. Page Elmore (R-38A) of Salisbury and Wendell Beitzel (R-1A) of Garrett and Allegany Counties. Beitzel is…
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In a memo today to County Council President Nancy Floreen, County Executive Ike Leggett described the impact of declining income tax revenues on the county budget. According to Leggett, the…
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In a comment on this blog, County Executive spokesman Patrick Lacefield said that MCGEO President Gino Renne’s testimony on the Executive’s planned workforce reductions is “not accurate.” We reprint Lacefield’s…
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The Leggett administration recently proposed ten furlough days for all non-school and non-public safety employees, an idea bitterly resisted by MCGEO, which represents many of those employees. New data provided…
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Who Will be the Sole Survivor?
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Several entities, including a couple with money, are getting into the local online politics-news-aggregation business. But as someone who publishes original political content for free, I can tell you that…
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Rushern Baker Slate Video 1
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Saluting Bill Bronrott
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By Aaron Kaufman. It was with mixed emotions that I read of my dear friend and mentor Bill Bronrott‘s (D-16) decision to resign from the House of Delegates after an…
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MCGEO, Montgomery County’s employee union, held a rally last week to protest what they believe are unfair budget cuts targeting their members. One of their complaints is that county managers…
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MPW Contributor and Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) Member Marc Korman has announced that he will not seek the appointment to Delegate Bill Bronrott’s House seat and he will…
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The Post’s John Wagner believes that the Washington suburbs will be key to Bob Ehrlich’s chances in the Governor’s race this fall. There is much to recommend his analysis, but…