Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18) sent the following message to his constituents on the budget. We reprint it here with his permission.On Tuesday, the Senate Budget & Taxation Committee was briefed…
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Someone has hired a sophisticated polling firm to analyze voter attitudes on slots, as my wife and I found out last night. This signals a new marketing effort on the…
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On Senator Currie and the Ethics of Office
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The recent revelations of Senator Ulysses Currie’s relationship with Shoppers Food and Pharmacy may be the beginning of the fall of a man once widely thought to be an admirable…
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How to Get Clout in Annapolis, Part Four
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In Part Three, we recommended that Montgomery County’s state legislators do three things together to begin building clout in Annapolis: get organized, control the county’s campaign funding and limit new…
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How to Get Clout in Annapolis, Part Three
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In Part Two, we heard from a Montgomery County budget official that a possible state shifting of teacher pension funding down to the counties would result in a fiscal “nuclear…
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How to Get Clout in Annapolis, Part Two
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In Part One, we covered the prevailing opinion of many about our county’s state legislators: they need to improve their effectiveness in protecting Montgomery’s interests in Annapolis. Step one in…
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How to Get Clout in Annapolis, Part One
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Montgomery County Council President Mike Knapp, during the council’s recent budget debate: Montgomery County is “the state’s piggy bank.” Senator Rona Kramer (D-14), commenting on Governor O’Malley’s broken promise on…
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Al Gore, America’s Greatest President
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By Adam C. Pagnucco, Jr.November 1, 2023Essay Contest, Richard Madaleno Middle School, Silver Spring, MD Al Gore almost did not become President. The 2000 election was the closest in U.S….
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The Gazette and Free State Politics have both covered the state’s continuing budget problems. Now the Gazette informs us that Montgomery County is facing at least a $240 million deficit…
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The Scandals of MoCo
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That really is one humdinger of a scandal Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon is embroiled in! It’s got everything – money, corruption, sex, evil developers, furs, sex, contracting violations, sex, and…