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• Becky, Duchy and Marc

  —Maryland Politics Watch

  At-Large County Council challenger Becky Wagner is making the rounds of an important Montgomery County constituency: the developer community. And she has a powerful ally opening doors for her. That may have consequences for incumbent at-large Council Members Marc Elrich and Duchy Trachtenberg.
  
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 2:00pm EST
  

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• Another day, another delay for Anne Arundel council

  —Maryland Moment

  At the end of the night, Anne Arundel County Council members pointed to their own numbers -- and not those on the clock -- to justify their latest delay in voting on slots zoning legislation. Under the county charter, the council cannot act past midnight. And after listening to nearly [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 12:53am EST
  

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• Mayor Elect Cohen Will Have News on Friday; County Council Update

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  Mayor-elect Josh Cohen will announce his "core administrative team" appointments Friday morning and take city council members and new administration officials on a bus tour of city facilities. I hope it's not a city bus...for a lot of reasons....but he needs to take his own tour on them...for a lot [...]

  Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:11am EST
  by Paul Foer

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• Another twist in Arundel Mills slots drama: Recusal expected

  —Maryland Moment

  Anne Arundel County Council member C. Edward Middlebrooks (R-Severn) said Wednesday that he will recuse himself from voting on zoning legislation needed to build a proposed slots casino at Arundel Mills mall. His decision, announced just days before an anticipated vote Monday night, adds to the high-stakes drama surrounding the [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:46pm EST
  

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• Gangs Hunt Victims- SPD Chief Webster Hunts Deer

  —Salisbury News

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  After receiving far to many phone calls concerning the shooting of Greg Knowles we have learned that our not so beloved Chief of Police is out deer hunting. What the hell is wrong with this guy? His only concern seems to be suing the city, mayor, and council members instead [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 11:58am EST
  by Ghanima

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• The Rogue Superintendent, Part Three

  —Maryland Politics Watch

  Is Council Member Valerie Ervin right when she says that MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast is a rogue? Here’s what our informant network had to say.
  
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  No, I do not agree. He is simply trying to look out for the school system, and keep it most [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:00am EST
  

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• The Rogue Superintendent, Part One

  —Maryland Politics Watch

  County Council Member Valerie Ervin, the Chair of the Council’s Education Committee, recently called MCPS leader Jerry Weast a “rogue superintendent.” That statement is a culmination of years of tension between the County Council and the school system that has been recently exacerbated by budget difficulties. All of that [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:00am EST
  

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• Unspun: Prince George's County Council Member Tony Knotts

  —Maryland Moment

  The Washington Post Magazine's "Unspun" interviews take a look at the person behind the position in local government and politics. See excerpts of this Sunday's edition below or read the full article. Did you play any sports in high school? Ran track. Dashes, 100-yard dash. ... I wasn't a distance' [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:48am EST
  

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• New U.S. civil rights chief pulled back into transgender staffer fight in Montgomery

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  Just a week after Tom Perez was formally installed as chief of the Justice Department's Civil Rights division, the former Maryland labor secretary and Montgomery Council member was given a little welcoming gift Friday by council member Duchy Trachtenberg: a letter seeking to bring him into a messy Montgomery dispute [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

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• Marc Elrich on Growth Policy

  —Maryland Politics Watch

  Following is an op-ed on the county's Growth Policy by County Council Member Marc Elrich that appeared in the Gazette earlier this week.
  
  The Montgomery County Council is engaged in its biannual evaluation of the growth policy and the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. The APFO determines if public [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

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• They will actually say no

  —Maryland Politics Today

  Believe it or not, four of the seven Baltimore County Council members said that they would not approve giving themselves raises suggested by an advisory panel.  It should also be noted that two of the council members (Chairman Joseph Bartenfelder D-Dist. 6 and Kevin Kamentez D-Dist. 2) are also considering [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:53pm EST
  by Kenneth Burns

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• Valerie Ervin on Maintenance of Effort

  —Maryland Politics Watch

  Following is an op-ed on the state's Maintenance of Effort (MOE) law by County Council Member Valerie Ervin, Chair of the Council's Education Committee, that appeared in the Gazette earlier this week.
  
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  As chairwoman of the Montgomery County Council's Education Committee, I am extremely disappointed with [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:00am EST
  

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• Heavy Hand of IG Chills County Council

  —Free State Politics

  The Washington Post, The Business Gazette, and The Washington Examiner are reporting on what County Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg called "KGB tactics" by county investigators. Ms. Trachtenberg and her aide, Dr. Dana Beyer, M.D. filed an official complaint against Inspector General Thomas J. Dagley with the Ethics [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:59pm EST
  

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• Worst Picture Ever of a Council Member?

  —Maryland Politics Watch

  So a picture is worth a thousand words, right? Wait until you see this!
  
  Last week, the Examiner excoriated the Montgomery County Executive and the County Council for not taking transit to work. What the article omitted is that most of them live nowhere near a Metro station. [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:00pm EST
  

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