In Part Three, we recommended that Montgomery County’s state legislators do three things together to begin building clout in Annapolis: get organized, control the county’s campaign funding and limit new…
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How to Get Clout in Annapolis, Part Three
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In Part Two, we heard from a Montgomery County budget official that a possible state shifting of teacher pension funding down to the counties would result in a fiscal “nuclear…
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How to Get Clout in Annapolis, Part Two
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In Part One, we covered the prevailing opinion of many about our county’s state legislators: they need to improve their effectiveness in protecting Montgomery’s interests in Annapolis. Step one in…
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The Good List and the Bad List
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I suppose it was inevitable that the Clintons are keeping an enemies list. After all, someone has to show Richard Nixon’s fans how this is really done. Well, I’ve got…
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Mike Miller is Not Going Anywhere
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Recently, there has been a lot of speculation as to whether Senate President Mike Miller would stick to his earlier pledge to retire. We are putting this conjecture to rest…
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MPW Banned by Federal Agency
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One of our long-time readers has reported that a federal agency, the reader’s employer, has blocked Maryland Politics Watch blog. The reader has asked us not to publicly name the…
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The Problem with Peter Franchot
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The war of words between Governor Martin O’Malley and Comptroller Peter Franchot escalated yesterday. The Governor branded the Comptroller as a hypocrite for crusading against slots after voting for them…
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General Assembly Announces Blogger Tax
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Following is the exclusive transcript of the press conference called by Senate President Mike Miller.Senate President Miller: Ladies and gentlemen of the press – the real press – I am…
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In Defense of Taxing Millionaires
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The current battle over whether to replace the hated computer services tax with an income tax surcharge on millionaires has become a defining ideological struggle among Maryland state legislators, especially…
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The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Senate President Mike Miller is threatening education and teachers’ pension funding in an effort to get the Maryland State Teachers Association to support slots….