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…
County Budget 2010
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In a memo today to County Council President Nancy Floreen, County Executive Ike Leggett described the impact of declining income tax revenues on the county budget. According to Leggett, the…
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In a comment on this blog, County Executive spokesman Patrick Lacefield said that MCGEO President Gino Renne’s testimony on the Executive’s planned workforce reductions is “not accurate.” We reprint Lacefield’s…
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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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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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Following is the testimony of MCGEO President Gino Renne on the county budget. Note his statements about the relative impact of the County Executive’s proposal on front-line workers and management.Testimony…
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MCGEO Lays Siege to Rockville
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They came from every corner of the county, from every race, age and ethnicity of humankind, united only by their shirts of radioactive yellow. That is the war color of…
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Montgomery County’s employee unions are trying to hold the line against more budget cuts tonight. But interestingly, they’re not doing it together.MCGEO, the giant county employees union, is holding a…
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Moody’s Threatens Downgrade to MoCo Bonds
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Moody’s Global Credit Research, an agency that evaluates bond risk, has maintained its top rating on Montgomery County’s general obligation bonds for now but has placed the county “on review”…
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