By Adam Pagnucco. All six county employee unions have issued a joint statement praising County Executive Marc Elrich’s proposal to raise property taxes by 10 percent. Their statement appears below….
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Revealed! Funders of Nine Districts
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By Adam Pagnucco. Nine District for MoCo, the ballot question entity responsible for gathering signatures for a 9 district charter amendment, has filed a new campaign finance report listing its…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has reached agreement with the three county employee unions (MCGEO, the fire fighters and the police) to provide additional pay related to the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. District 39 House candidate Gabe Acevero sent out a mailer claiming an endorsement from a prominent MoCo organization yesterday. The problem is that the group never endorsed…
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The Volunteer Fire Fighters have sent out the following press release celebrating the success of their endorsed candidates and claiming victory in electing enough of them to repeal the ambulance…
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Ballots, Ballots Everywhere
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MCEA is the acknowledged master of precinct day ballot handouts with its famous Apple Ballot, but now several other groups are getting into the act today. Will it mean anything?We…
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Local 1664 of the International Association of Fire Fighters has released their endorsements for County Council. We reprint their press release below.September 1, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:MEDIA CONTACT: John Sparks (240-876-1920)…
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MCGEO and the unions representing the police and the career fire fighters have joined forces to launch an independent expenditure campaign with three goals: decry budget cuts, push back against…
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International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1664 and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 enjoyed picketing Duchy Trachtenberg’s campaign kickoff so much that they decided to do it again last…
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Volunteer Fire Fighters Make Endorsements
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The Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association has released its endorsement list for the 2010 election. They are supporting:Council District 1: Roger BerlinerCouncil District 2: Craig RiceCouncil District 3:…