Once again, it’s time to look at the mother’s milk of politics: cold, hard cash. Today, we examine the campaign funds of Montgomery’s statehouse delegation,…
Montgomery County Delegation
MoCo’s Least Liberal Senator? (Updated)
Montgomery County is known for sending liberal Senators to Annapolis. But we may have found an exception to the rule.Six Montgomery Senators are co-sponsoring a…
MoCo House Delegation Votes Down CARR Bill
By a 17-6 vote, the Montgomery County Delegation defeated the CARR bill, which would have given the Montgomery County government the ability to levy different…
The Gazette reported yesterday that Delegate Charles Barkley (D-39) was stripped of his Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee chair (a subcommittee of House Appropriations) because…
What To Watch for in 2009
By Marc Korman. With many end of the year articles and blogs focusing on the best of, most influential, and so on of 2008, I…
In a shocking memo only now making the rounds of Montgomery County’s political and educational communities, Superintendent of Schools Jerry Weast reveals that a mistake…
Communication Breakdown
Just for the fun of it, I decided to attend the County Council’s meeting to discuss our state delegation’s local bills this morning. I know,…
Show Us the Money!
Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary John Porcari held his annual Road Show event in Rockville last Thursday. Its purpose is to brief Montgomery lawmakers…
Senator Rich Madaleno sent out this notice minutes ago. Note his comments on teacher pensions and transportation funding.***** I am pleased to report that I…
Election 2008 by Legislative District
Straight from the Board of Elections, here are the votes for President, the slots referendum and the Ficker Amendment by legislative district. We also report…