By Marc Korman. There has been a lot of attention given to the Office of Legislative Oversight’s “Comparative Data on Montgomery County and Fairfax County.” Of course, Adam wrote up…
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Campaign Finance Shorts, Part Four
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Here are quick breakdowns of District 39, a few accounts of statewide interest and the Prince George’s County Executive race.District 39 Adam: Delegate Saqib Ali has been conducting a hot-and-cold…
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MPW Hits 400,000 Site Visits
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MPW exceeded 400,000 site visits yesterday. We passed 300,000 on October 8, making this by far the quickest 100,000 visit gain in the history of the blog. We are proud…
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Van Hollen Comments on Campaign Finance
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Congressman Chris Van Hollen called into the Kojo Nnamdi Show today to comment on what campaign finance measures he would like to see in the wake of the recent U.S….
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MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast has written a memo to the Board of Education comparing MCPS to Fairfax County Public Schools on Advanced Placement (AP) exam performance in 2009. The results…
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How do MoCo and Fairfax compare in economic terms?Fairfax has been a more prolific creator of jobs than MoCo, passing MoCo in total employment in the mid-1980s. The report states…
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Incoming Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who is proposing broad changes in the city’s ethics laws to “strengthen public trust,” has picked an ultra-connected super-lobbyist to advise her transition team. Is…
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Prosecutor Slams Dixon
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Following is the brutal sentencing memo written by State Prosecutor Richard Rohrbaugh about soon-to-be-former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon as described by the Sun. Hide the children, folks, because this prosecutor…
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County Executive spokesman Patrick Lacefield left the following comment on the notorious “Pimping Castle” in Bethesda. Unlike our satirical account of a mythological raid, Lacefield’s statement should be taken seriously….
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Campaign Finance Shorts, Part Three
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Here are quick breakdowns of Districts 18, 19 and 20.District 18 Adam: Forget about Senator Rich Madaleno’s fundraising total. He is popular in his district, is the premier LGBT politician…