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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Celebrity Commenters Remember Old MoCo
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Let’s take a moment to thank MPW contributor Steve Simon for his great post on Old MoCo. The star-studded cast of commenters who shared their memories of a county long…
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By Steve Simon. You can remember a time when Montgomery County was represented – all at about the same time – by a Republican County Executive (James Gleason), a Republican…
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The most recent county government survey of MoCo residents found that 60% say they have been hurt by the recession but 88% still say the county is a good place…
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MoCo General Election 2008: Ficker Amendment
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Click on the image below for a closer view of the 2008 general election Ficker Amendment vote in Montgomery County by Congressional District, state legislative district, council district and local…
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MoCo General Election 2008: Slots Amendment
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Click on the image below for a closer view of the 2008 general election slots amendment vote in Montgomery County by Congressional District, state legislative district, council district and local…
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Click on the image below for a closer view of the 2008 general election presidential vote in Montgomery County by Congressional District, state legislative district, council district and local area.
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A verse and a challenge by Sharon Dooley. Twas the night before New Years and all was stillThe offices were closed; in the air was a chill. The county was…