Former Governor Bob Ehrlich is running for his old job as a fiscal conservative who “believes Maryland must begin spending within its means.” We have already demonstrated that Ehrlich increased…
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School Unions Hit Back on Furloughs
The three public school unions – MCEA, SEIU Local 500 and the Montgomery County Association of Administrative and Supervisory Personnel (MCAAP) – have written the County Council in opposition to…
Gaithersburg Says Yes to Doctor No
Council Member Marc Elrich’s lone no vote on the Gaithersburg West Master Plan may have annoyed some of his colleagues, but it could pay off in a big way among…
MCPS/Council Relationship Hits Bottom
Budget pressures and rumors of litigation have caused a considerable rift between the County Council and the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) system. It is possible that the relationship between…
Becky Wagner and Living Wage
Many challengers for public office have sparse records on issues other than through their civic activities or biographies. But Becky Wagner, an at-large County Council challenger and Executive Director of…
American Idol’s Strange Alliance with MPW
In news we never believed we would report, fans of American Idol are driving additional traffic to MPW. Yes, dear readers, that is not a typo!Back in June 2008, we…
The Gazette is reporting that Comptroller Peter Franchot, Attorney General Doug Gansler and Congresswoman Donna Edwards are not endorsing District 19 Senator Mike Lenett in his race against challenger Roger…
Primaries to Watch III, Part Five
By Marc Korman and Adam Pagnucco. Here are the Final Two!2. District 39 State Senate ChallengePrior Rank: #4 MarcThe second of the three delegate/senator challenges. Saqib Ali may have finally…
Twitter to Post: Bloggers Aren’t Your Slaves
Egged on by Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas and film critic Roger Ebert, thousands of Twitterers are pouring in to MPW to read our rejection of the Washington Post’s “offer”…
Primaries to Watch III, Part Four
By Marc Korman and Adam Pagnucco. Here are races Four and Three!4. Council At-LargePrior Rank: #3 MarcIn 2006 there were thirteen candidates for County Council at-large, three of them incumbents….