Today, we examine public school spending and look at Montgomery County’s per capita budget in detail.In FY 2009, Maryland’s twenty-four public school districts received a combined $11.2 billion. Of that…
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Look Them in the Eye
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And now we see their true colors. After frenzied lobbying by Director of Economic Development Steve Silverman, a majority of the County Council has caved in and supports a $4…
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How the Counties Spend Your Money, Part Four
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Today, we examine total and per capita county spending in three categories: libraries, economic development and debt service.Here is total and per capita spending on libraries by county. Well-educated and…
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The Senate’s passage of a partial handoff of teacher pensions to the counties last night – a proposal crafted by none other than MoCo Senate Delegation Chairman Rich Madaleno –…
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Today, we examine total and per capita county spending in three categories: fire and rescue/emergency medical services, law enforcement and health/human services/housing.Here is total and per capita spending on fire…
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Teacher Pension Shift Passes the Senate
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The teacher pension shift proposed by Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18) and passed by the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee has now passed the full Senate on a 28-19 vote. Following…
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Madaleno Rocks MoCo on Teacher Pensions
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Sixteen months ago, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett stared Senate President Mike “Big Daddy” Miller in the eye at a Committee for Montgomery Breakfast and told him, “We leave here…
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How the Counties Spend Your Money, Part Two
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Today, we examine total and per capita county spending in five categories: Executive and Legislative branches, Boards of Elections, Circuit Courts and State’s Attorneys.In analyzing county spending on the Executive…
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Science Stuffing
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Both sides are trying to stuff our reader poll on the master plan for the Life Sciences Center (LSC) at Gaithersburg West. But we caught them in the act!On Saturday,…
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For the second year in a row, Delegate Al Carr (D-18) has introduced a bill to cut down on light pollution from street lighting. And for the second year in…