The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has sent out a mass email to its members refuting the Washington Post editorial branding it a “toxic influence” on Montgomery County politics. Whatever…
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The Limits of Labor
Ann Marimow is a good reporter and I respect her work. But in her Sunday Post article, “Union Influence Sways Montgomery Budget Talks,” I believe she overstates her case. Montgomery…
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Senate President Mike Miller is threatening education and teachers’ pension funding in an effort to get the Maryland State Teachers Association to support slots….
Latest on County Council D4
Don Praisner will be endorsed by County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council Members Marc Elrich, Phil Andrews, Duchy Trachtenberg and Roger Berliner at his announcement on Monday. The Washington…
The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) is starting its endorsement process for the County Council District 4 Special Election.Wednesday’s Gazette will contain the following ad: MCEA Candidate Recommendation ProcessCounty Council…
Freak of the Week
Anyone who can prove the following statement wrong gets a case of Dogfish Head 90 IPA and a no-prize.Never before in the history of Maryland have two incumbent Congressmen and…
A Note on Labor Endorsements in CD4
Here’s a quick observation from a labor guy on union endorsements in the Wynn-Edwards race.The labor movement has been unusually divided between the top two contenders in CD 4: Al…
The 800 lb Gorilla of MoCo Politics
By Adam Pagnucco. The mainstream media and the blogs are characterizing the 2006 Democratic primary in Maryland’s Montgomery County as the year that voters turned against growth. After all, many…