Who says August is a slow news month? This past week may have been the worst for the state’s Democrats since Kathleen Kennedy Townsend lost to Bob Ehrlich. Consider the…
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By Laura Howell, Executive Director, Maryland Association for Community Services. This week, in the sweltering August heat, hundreds of Marylanders, including people with developmental disabilities, aging caregivers, direct support staff,…
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MACO Mushroom Cloud (Updated)
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At present, about 75% of all traffic to this site consists of direct entries to “Pols Party While Budget Burns.” The post has now been linked by WBAL, the Ron…
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The MACO Moment (Updated)
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Blog traffic is burning up over the party-time photos from last week’s Maryland Association of Counties (MACO) meeting. This is turning into one hot August.First of all, let’s make one…
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By Laura Howell, Executive Director, Maryland Association for Community Services. Developmental disabilities, like Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Autism, begin in childhood and prevent people from living independently without substantial…
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It’s Not Just Maryland
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Maryland cannot seem to escape its budget nightmare. But as the Governor and the General Assembly struggle through a deficit yet again, voters should keep in mind that we are…
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Pols Party While Budget Burns (Updated)
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Governor Martin O’Malley made a big deal about wanting to have a “sober” Maryland Association of Counties conference last week. But one of his staffers proved otherwise by releasing a…
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Budget Cutting Myths, Part Two
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By Marc Korman. Last time we examined a couple of budget cutting myths, which elected officials at the local, state, and federal level should remember as they try to cut…
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Budget Cutting Myths, Part One
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By Marc Korman. A few weeks ago, Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown told a blogger roundtable that the O’Malley/Brown Administration has been driven by the budget, which has required extensive cuts…
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Sectarian Conflict, Maryland Style
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We like arguing with Baltimore Sun transportation reporter Michael Dresser. He’s an honest, vigorous advocate for his city and his region. Posing as his alter-ego, “Baltimore Guy,” Dresser wrote a…