Budgets have political consequences. This one was no exception. Here are a few things that stand out.1. Dominance of the Bond Rating AgenciesIn our very first blog post, we labeled…
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Council Member George Leventhal is kicking off his re-election campaign with a series of twelve “community conversations” around the county. He is also boasting a geographically and demographically diverse list…
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Council At-Large: First Forum
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Last Wednesday night, the four at-large County Council Members and the four challengers gathered in Kensington for their first forum. There will be many more, but first impressions are important….
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Primaries to Watch III, Part Four
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By Marc Korman and Adam Pagnucco. Here are races Four and Three!4. Council At-LargePrior Rank: #3 MarcIn 2006 there were thirteen candidates for County Council at-large, three of them incumbents….
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(Or, What I Did on my Winter Vacation)By Council Member George Leventhal. Councilmember George Leventhal enters a bi-articulated express bus in Curitiba. Curitiba, a city of 1.8 million people, is…
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How do MoCo and Fairfax compare in economic terms?Fairfax has been a more prolific creator of jobs than MoCo, passing MoCo in total employment in the mid-1980s. The report states…
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How do MoCo and Fairfax compare on government spending?The overall FY 2010 budgets for MoCo and Fairfax are almost identical in size. Fairfax is much more reliant on property taxes…
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Council Member George Leventhal asked the Montgomery County Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) to produce a mammoth report comparing MoCo and Fairfax County on a very large number of measures….
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Breaking your back as you shovel your driveway? Have you taken a tumble down icy stairs? Well, two local politicians have absolutely no sympathy for you and they have proclaimed…
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MPW County Council At-Large Incumbent Poll
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