Following is the statement by Fitch Ratings, an agency that assesses bond risk, on the effect that Montgomery County’s budget problems may have on its creditworthiness. Currently, Fitch, like Standard…
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County Reveals Furlough Plan
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Montgomery County Chief Administrative Officer Tim Firestine revealed the county’s furlough plan today, which calls for 80 unpaid hours off for all full-time non-public safety and non-public school employees over…
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Leggett Warns Council on Bond Rating
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The Gazette reported this morning on County Executive Ike Leggett’s warning to the County Council about risks to the county’s AAA bond rating. We have the full text of Leggett’s…
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Save a Little Money for a Rainy Day
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By Marc Korman. County Executive Ike Leggett’s fiscal year 2011 budget proposal was recently released. Included was a proposal for the current fiscal year (2010) that the County tap its…
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Following is an email sent by SEIU Local 500 President Merle Cuttitta to the union’s members, who include staff other than teachers and administrators employed by MCPS. We find it…
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Ike Leggett on the Budget
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County Executive Ike Leggett has released his proposed FY 2011 budget, which grapples with a deficit of $779 million. The County Executive’s proposal cuts the tax-supported portion of the budget…
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SEIU Local 500 Gets Ready for the Budget
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Following is a video by SEIU Local 500 President Merle Cuttitta updating the union’s membership on its contract and the county’s budget. In the video, Cuttitta says: The County Council…
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Non-Profits Gear Up to Fight Safety Net Cuts
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The Safety Net Coalition, a grouping of Washington-area non-profits, is holding a community forum on Wednesday night with the three County Council Members on the Health and Human Services Committee…
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MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast sent a memo to the Board of Education and an email to MCPS staff on Friday indicating his intention to cut 252 classroom positions in the…
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At least three Montgomery County janitorial contractors are asking the county to waive its living wage law so that they can reduce employee wages. Otherwise, they are predicting that county…