By Marc Korman and Adam Pagnucco. Here are races Six and Five!6. District 19 Delegate Open SeatsPrior Rank: #5 as “District 19 Madness” MarcWith Hank Heller’s retirement, the first of…
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In a letter to the County Council last week, MCGEO President Gino Renne sharply criticized County Executive Ike Leggett for failing to abide by language he negotiated with the union…
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Primaries to Watch III, Part Two
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By Marc Korman and Adam Pagnucco. Here are races Eight and Seven!8. District 14 Delegate Open SeatsPrior Rank: #6 MarcThe incumbents in District 14 do not lack for ambition as…
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Primaries to Watch III, Part One
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By Marc Korman and Adam Pagnucco. Now that the General Session is over, the politicians are getting into high gear for the election. And so is MPW! Once again, Marc…
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In a blistering letter sent to the County Council, outgoing Planning Chair Royce Hanson is blasting a new proposal by County Executive Ike Leggett to consolidate the county’s Police Department…
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Is the Energy Tax a Job Killer?
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On March 15, the County Executive proposed increasing the energy tax by 39.6%. On March 25, he proposed increasing it by 63.7% because of threatened downgrades to the county’s bonds…
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County Executive Ike Leggett is recommending that the County Council use money from current revenue and General Obligation bonds to fund a group of private capital projects. This came at…
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Five candidates are vying to succeed Royce Hanson as Montgomery County’s next Planning Board Chair. We can not predict who will win, but our sources in Rockville lead us to…
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Politics, MTA Style
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The Purple Line’s top planner was featured in a very unusual article in Southern Maryland Online castigating former Governor Bob Ehrlich for his record on the project. We understand that…
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Sleeping Giant Stays in Bed
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Last month, we ran a four-part series on the policy and political implications of the Gaithersburg West Master Plan. We asked whether the issue was a “sleeping giant” and speculated…