In Part One, we showed how Bob Ehrlich’s positions on transportation and the Purple Line would damage Montgomery County. Today, we examine a different set of issues that are connected…
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County Executive Ike Leggett released the following statement today on Bob Ehrlich’s proposed cut to state aid for Montgomery County Public Schools. Former Governor Bob Ehrlich’s proposal to eliminate Maryland’s…
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Hans Riemer, one of the Democratic Party’s four nominees for council at-large, is protesting GOP Governor candidate Bob Ehrlich’s proposed cut to MoCo’s state education aid. Following is his press…
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The recently passed federal stimulus package will help Maryland balance its FY 2010 budget with fewer program and aid cuts than originally proposed by the Governor. But as of right…
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Governor Martin O’Malley, a former mayor of Baltimore, has expressed sympathy for the financial circumstances of local governments ever since taking the reins of the Free State. During the 2007…
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MCEA Sets its Annapolis Agenda
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Following are the remarks of MCEA President Bonnie Cullison at the union’s legislative breakfast this past Saturday. In attendance was the vast majority of Montgomery’s statehouse delegation. Note the union’s…
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Horse Breeders or Kids?
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A recent Examiner article on a proposal by Delegate Luiz Simmons (D-17) to strip a $100 million subsidy from slots to the horse-racing industry raises an interesting question: should slots…
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Thursday Night Smackdown!
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Last night, business and labor squared off on the CARR bill in one of the more entertaining bouts of the state hearing season. But there is a lot more to…
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Uncle Ike Thumps Big Daddy (Updated)
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Looking Senate President Mike Miller directly in the eye, County Executive Ike Leggett issued a challenge to him and the county’s statehouse delegation this morning: do not cut county aid…
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