Here’s what the Apple means for the County Council races.District 1 Endorsement: Incumbent Roger Berliner This is a mild surprise as Berliner and MCEA have not been on each other’s…
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Meow-Meow! Hopkins Bashes Berliner
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Council District 1 challenger Ilaya Hopkins had some very interesting things to say about her Tuesday night debate with incumbent Roger Berliner. Read on, dear reader, and beware!In her latest…
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The Apple Drops, Part One
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The endorsement of the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which is distributed by teachers on election day as the “Apple Ballot,” is a seminal event in any MoCo election cycle….
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Duchy Reverses Position on Union Support
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Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg has notified Montgomery County’s public employee unions that she will not be asking for their endorsements in this year’s elections, saying that would be “a conflict…
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No Signs of Life in District 19
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On Sunday, your author took the Little Man out for a long drive to preserve the sanity of the Missus. So MoCo’s most infamous father-son blogging team headed up to…
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Leggett Proposes Fiscal Reform
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County Executive Ike Leggett has sent the County Council a plan for long-term reform of the county’s fiscal practices. Leggett’s proposals will be hard to follow, but he deserves credit…
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Why the Post Hates MCEA
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Once again, the Washington Post has unleashed a screaming tirade against the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) and other county employee unions. In its latest attack, the Post upholds Fairfax…
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Push Poll Targets Saqib Ali (Two Updates)
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This past week, a push poll targeting Senate challenger Saqib Ali went out through District 39. That is a sign of rising heat in one of MoCo’s most contentious primaries.One…
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Consequences of the Budget, Part Five
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Budgets have political consequences. This one was no exception. Here are a few things that stand out.1. Dominance of the Bond Rating AgenciesIn our very first blog post, we labeled…
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Vanessa Ali: Heaven or Hell? You Decide
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District 14 Delegate candidate Vanessa Ali comes well recommended. No, not by Governor O’Malley. And no, not by Senator Barbara Mikulski. And no, not even by Ike Leggett. You see,…