How do MoCo and Fairfax compare on government spending?The overall FY 2010 budgets for MoCo and Fairfax are almost identical in size. Fairfax is much more reliant on property taxes…
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We acquired the following email from Maryland Democratic Party Political Director David Sloan describing the party’s media monitoring and outreach program this year. The program is modeled on Barack Obama’s…
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Campaign Finance Shorts, Part Two
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Here are quick breakdowns of Districts 15, 16 and 17.District 15 Adam: Senator Rob Garagiola is playing on a statewide field now. He had the largest net gain ($76,913) of…
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Snap Your Whip at Bethesda’s Pimping Castle!
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According to outraged neighbors, an individual calling himself “British Lucky Paul” is operating a “pimping castle” in Bethesda offering “bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism (BDSM).” Spank it harder, baby!Here’s Email…
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Council Member George Leventhal asked the Montgomery County Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) to produce a mammoth report comparing MoCo and Fairfax County on a very large number of measures….
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Dems Call GOP Bluff on Budget
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Maryland Republican legislators have been yapping up a storm about Governor O’Malley’s budget proposal, which relies almost as much on one-time transfers as it does on cuts to achieve balance…
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Campaign Finance Shorts, Part One
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Starting today, Adam and Marc will briefly review the fundraising totals in Montgomery County and elsewhere. We’ll dig in more on selected races in the future.County Offices Adam: Roger Berliner…
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Ride-On Woes
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By Sharon Dooley. The proposed county budget is suggesting cuts for many current Ride-on routes and outright elimination for others. Current bus riders fear loss of connectivity and bus drivers,…
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Reznik Report 2010 Session Week 3
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Hunk Dunks Tweets
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District 19 Delegate candidate Sam “Hunk of the Hill” Arora loves attention, but he does not love scrutiny of his tweets because he has locked them from public view. Now…