Our respondents collectively nominated 53 elected officials as the most influential leaders in Montgomery County. We present the leaders starting today, along with some commentary from myself and our spies,…
Kumar Barve
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Blog-weary Delegate Kumar “Bad Boy” Barve (D-17), fatigued from Kindle, Twitter, Facebook and all online communications, is cutting loose against your author. I know some people hate our blog but…
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In the following email, House Majority Leader Kumar Barve announced the House’s passage of his bill to limit greenhouse gas emissions. A different version of the bill has already passed…
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Abuser Expungement Bill Rises From the Grave
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Yesterday, we reported that a bill sponsored by Delegate Luiz Simmons (D-17) allowing accused domestic abusers to expunge their records was defeated. But we spoke too soon: the House of…
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Death Penalty Repeal Dies in the Senate
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The Maryland Senate has spoken: there will be no repeal of the death penalty this year. But we learned a few valuable things from the process.First, Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18)…
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Bad Boy Barve Gets a Lump of Coal
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After the last few weeks, we may as well just rename this blog Maryland Politics Watch with Kathleen Miller. With the Examiner’s trouble-making reporter grabbing scoops left and right, how…
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Crisis in Transportation, Part One
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Last week was a tough one for Maryland transportation advocates. Let us count the ways.1. The message from MDOT Secretary John Porcari’s Road Show presentation in Rockville was a gloomy…
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Is the Computer Tax Here to Stay? (Updated)
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The Washington Post reports that Maryland’s Senate has not reached a consensus on how, or whether, to replace the much-despised computer sales tax. But Maryland Politics Watch readers have seen…
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In Part Two, I recounted the Senate President’s remarks to our rag-tag band of bloggers. In this part, let’s find out what the number two leader in the House had…
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Mike Miller Meets the Bloggers: Part Two
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In Part One, we laid the scene for you: on one side of the table sat the fearsome, powerful old bull, the indomitable Senate President Mike Miller. On the other…