Congressman Chris Van Hollen has inserted language in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010 calling on the Department of Defense to pursue traffic mitigation measures for the expanded…
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By Delegate Saqib Ali (D-39). As an elected official, I have a unique perspective to the grinding recession facing our nation. I unfortunately get to hear from too many of…
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Credit Card Vampires Out for Blood
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Ever think that even though the credit card companies are going after everyone else, they won’t come for you? I used to believe that too until I received the following…
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Inside the MPW Datafile
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Once again, we are releasing the results of our leading posts and search terms as measured by Statcounter. Here are the most-read stories from August 23 through October 25, which…
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Governor Martin O’Malley has just issued an Executive Order directing state agencies to consider proximity to transit stations as a criterion in planning their office space. In Maryland, land-use planning…
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SEIU Local 500, which won a campaign to represent Montgomery College’s adjunct professors in June 2008, has reached deadlock with the administration on a new contract. That does not bode…
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Creative Campaigning
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Former Delegate Cheryl Kagan (D-17), who is challenging incumbent Senator Jennie Forehand, held a contest among her supporters to craft a new drink called a “Cheryl-tini” in her honor. The…
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Ben Kramer is Raising Money
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Delegate Ben Kramer (D-19) is holding a fundraiser on November 8. So what’s unusual about that? Plenty.Kramer is a wealthy commercial property owner and developer whose family has long been…
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Too Rich for Furloughs
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As we wrote yesterday, we believe that state legislators are paid too little relative to their job duties. That threatens to shrink the pool of competent people willing to serve…
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SHA Answers Council’s Questions on I-270
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The County Council sent a list of questions to the State Highway Administration (SHA) about the I-270 project and SHA has responded. Here are the questions and answers that caught…