By Dr. Tom Ferleman. [Editor’s note: Seventh State is pleased to present guest blogs from candidates for office. The views here are those of the candidate and not of David…
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By Dr. Tom Ferleman. [Editor’s note: Seventh State is pleased to present guest blogs from candidates for office. The views here are those of the candidate and not of David…
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By Dr. Tom Ferleman. [Editor’s note: Seventh State is pleased to present guest blogs from candidates for office. The views here are those of the candidate and not of David…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Six
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s giant tax hike will have consequences. Here are a few of them. 1. Term limits are more likely to pass. There are several reasons why…
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Following is a policy piece released by council at-large candidate Hans Riemer’s campaign on helping small businesses and pursuing economic growth.##### Hans Riemer will work to reposition Montgomery County as…
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Silverman Explains Northrop Loss
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Montgomery County Director of Economic Development Steve Silverman sent the following letter to members of the business community explaining Maryland’s failure to land Northrop Grumman.April 29, 2010 Dear [Name]: I…
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Leggett Reacts to Northrop Grumman Decision
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Following is a statement by County Executive Ike Leggett on Northrop Grumman’s decision to locate its headquarters in Virginia instead of in Maryland.Statement by County Executive Isiah Leggett on Northrop…
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Maryland Loses Northrop Grumman
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The Washington Business Journal has the scoop.
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Is the Energy Tax a Job Killer?
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On March 15, the County Executive proposed increasing the energy tax by 39.6%. On March 25, he proposed increasing it by 63.7% because of threatened downgrades to the county’s bonds…
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In the first five parts of this series, we examined differing rates of growth in population, employment and real wages across the Washington region and explored historic shifts of commuting…