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From Carole Brand. As you know, the November election will bring to the ballot a referendum on expanding slot machines in the state of Maryland. This proposal has evoked strong arguments for and against it, and on WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10th, at 7:30 pm, there will be a forum to help you explore this issue and its implications for our state. Delegate Luiz Simmons (D-17) will take the anti-slots po...
Maryland Politics Watch - 3:40 p.m.
Montgomery County Obama activists have set up a website with an event schedule. Among the events is this notice: The Bethesda Office is providing a huge service to the campaign with data management. Due to increased demand we have now scheduled three data trainings each week. After you attend one session, you can stop by any time we are open and get to work. VoteBuilder (Data Training): Mond...
Maryland Politics Watch - 3:40 p.m.
Brian Griffiths, leader of Red Maryland, believes that the tax package passed during last year’s special session is causing Maryland’s budget problems. He accuses me of covering for Governor O’Malley and the General Assembly by not blaming them for their “irresponsible tax hikes.” But Griffiths did not bother to check the economic data or my prior work before expressing his opinion. Nor does ...
Maryland Politics Watch - Fri 2:48 p.m. - 12 clicks 
From PeaceAction Montgomery. What is the Iraq war costing you? What can local government do? What is the Montgomery County Peace Resolution? These questions will be discussed at a Town Hall Meeting on Sept. 22 entitled "Can Montgomery County Help End the War?" County Executive Isiah Leggett will moderate, and speakers will include Columbia University economist Dr. Brendan O'Flaherty and Ins...
Maryland Politics Watch - Thu 9:41 p.m. - 9 clicks
For months, we have been making dire predictions about the state’s budget and its consequences for the counties. Those warnings are now coming true and we will all pay the price. On March 6, we wrote that state revenue estimates were coming in low and that was “sure to trigger alarm bells in every county government in Maryland.” On April 17, we cited information from the state’s Department...
Maryland Politics Watch - Thu 2:10 p.m. - 7 clicks
It was bad enough that Maryland conservatives reacted with rank hypocrisy to the recent state police spying scandal. But they have topped that performance with their praise of Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin. The chief line of attack by national Republicans against Senator Obama is that he is inexperienced and not ready to be President. Maryland Republican Party Chairman Jim...
Maryland Politics Watch - Wed 4:08 a.m. - 12 clicks
By Marc Korman. Last week I took a look back at Maryland and the Democratic National Convention. This week, in honor of the Republicans gathering in Minnesota (in whatever form it ends up taking), here’s a review of Maryland’s involvement in Republican conventions. Conventions The Republican Party was born in the mid-1850s. It was a collection of members of small and failed political p...
Maryland Politics Watch - Mon 11:49 a.m. - 10 clicks
By Hans Riemer. One of the biggest myths about transportation funding is that transportation projects “pay for themselves.” They don’t. Roads and highways don’t pay for themselves and neither does transit. Both require contributions from general tax revenues. But you wouldn’t know it from talking to your average politician, or your average voter, for that matter. The myth that the gas ta...
Maryland Politics Watch - Aug 28 - 3 clicks
By Eric Luedtke of Free State Politics . The endless election continues in Montgomery County, and lately I’ve been hearing a lot more chatter about the 2010 local elections. It seems we never get a break. One of the unshakable assumptions among some of the people I talk to about politics is that County Executive Ike Leggett is going to easily win reelection. There are a couple reasons for thi...
Maryland Politics Watch - Aug 28 - 6 clicks
By Marc Korman. In honor of the Democratic National Convention taking place this week, I thought we would take a look back at Maryland’s involvement in Democratic Conventions through the years. Unfortunately, there is not too much to write about, especially in recent times. Conventions Since the birth of political conventions in 1832, Maryland has hosted nine Democratic conventions, all in...
Maryland Politics Watch - Aug 28 - 5 clicks
Starting this month and continuing through at least November, Purple Line Now will be employing a campaign coordinator. Their choice is David Moon, a former campaign manager for Senator Jamie Raskin and County Council candidate Nancy Navarro. David Moon is an unusual figure in the fast-talking, swollen-headed world of political consultants. In the first group meeting I attended with him, it to...
Maryland Politics Watch - Aug 21 - 7 clicks
My name is Maryanne Arnow, a transgender woman, native Marylander, and Montgomery County Resident of more than 35 years, openly living in mainstream public society. In the last year, I've had to face distinct increases in discrimination and denigration from the general public in the normal course of my daily life. This is occurring directly as a result of a local campaign from conservative group...
Maryland Politics Watch - Aug 21 - 9 clicks
By Marc Korman. When I first began crafting this entry, I had planned to write about the various Montgomery County state legislators with blogs. After searching the websites of each legislator, I found that not only did few have blogs, but most had rarely updated websites. Every legislator in Annapolis has a state profile which includes a picture, contact information, and a short biography. ...
Maryland Politics Watch - Aug 19 - 8 clicks
On July 27 I attended a “Listening to America” event in Silver Spring, Maryland. The meeting at Mayorga Coffee Factory was held to gather local consensus positions for the Democratic party platform. I had been alerted to the event — sponsored by the Democratic Party and Obama presidential campaign — by the people at [...]...
newsrackblog.com: maryland - Aug 13 - 11 clicks
