By Michael Knapp, Chair, Montgomery College Board of Trustees. Since the presidential campaigns of 2016, candidates for numerous state and local offices have identified providing free access to college as…
Mike Knapp
Last night, the City Council of Gaithersburg voted to approve a six-month contract with outgoing County Council Member Mike Knapp to develop a strategic plan for economic development and marketing.According…
Mike Knapp Endorses Nancy King
Outgoing County Council Member Mike Knapp, whose upcounty district significantly overlaps with state legislative district 39, has endorsed Senator Nancy King. Following is King’s press release.PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release:August…
Mike Knapp Endorses Craig Rice
Outgoing Upcounty Council Member Mike Knapp has endorsed Delegate Craig Rice (D-15) as his successor. Following is Rice’s press release.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2010Contact: Steven Goldstein, 240-393-0200 Knapp endorses…
Mike Knapp Endorses Cheryl Kagan
From Cheryl Kagan’s June 27 fundraiser.
Mike Knapp Will Not Seek a Third Term
District 2 County Council Member Mike Knapp, who has served since 2002, has announced that he will not be running for re-election. Following is his press release.County Councilmember Mike Knapp…
Council Member Craig Rice?
The HOTTEST new rumor circulating through the cloaked ranks of the spies is that District 2 (Upcounty) Council Member Mike Knapp will not be running for his current seat again…
Sleeping Giant Stays in Bed
Last month, we ran a four-part series on the policy and political implications of the Gaithersburg West Master Plan. We asked whether the issue was a “sleeping giant” and speculated…
We have written extensively about the At-Large County Council race. But what about the District County Council elections? Sadly for us but happily for the incumbents, there’s not very much…
Knapp Proposes Budget Summit
County Council Member Mike Knapp has proposed a “budget summit” for this year’s grisly $608 million cut-and-slash fest. Normally, the budget proceeds through a slow and sequential process. The Superintendent…