We have it on good intelligence that Delegate Hank Heller (D-19), who has served six terms in the House, will be publicly announcing his retirement in the near future. This…
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In its meeting on Tuesday night, the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) did not pick a replacement for retiring District 16 Delegate Bill Bronrott. That will happen at the…
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Who’s the Big Spender?
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At his campaign announcement in Arbutus, former Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich characterized his term as an era of fiscal restraint and said, “They spent beyond our means, and we spend…
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Republican Delegate Defends the State Budget
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As the Gazette reported, just two GOP Delegates voted for the state budget: D. Page Elmore (R-38A) of Salisbury and Wendell Beitzel (R-1A) of Garrett and Allegany Counties. Beitzel is…
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The Leggett administration recently proposed ten furlough days for all non-school and non-public safety employees, an idea bitterly resisted by MCGEO, which represents many of those employees. New data provided…
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Who Will be the Sole Survivor?
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Several entities, including a couple with money, are getting into the local online politics-news-aggregation business. But as someone who publishes original political content for free, I can tell you that…
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MCGEO, Montgomery County’s employee union, held a rally last week to protest what they believe are unfair budget cuts targeting their members. One of their complaints is that county managers…
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The Post’s John Wagner believes that the Washington suburbs will be key to Bob Ehrlich’s chances in the Governor’s race this fall. There is much to recommend his analysis, but…
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Did Saqib Ali Rig the Gazette Poll?
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In the Gazette’s recent poll on influential state legislators, Delegate Saqib Ali (D-39) showed up on both the most influential Delegates list and the least influential Delegates list. Now how…
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Differing rates of population, employment and real wage growth have resulted in greater rates of cross-border commuting since 1970. That commuting, which is often skewed towards the west in the…