Maryland Politics Watch

We're Moving! theSeventhState.com When I thought about restarting Maryland Politics Watch , it felt time for some changes. I want...

Lots of issues came up at the Progressive Neighbors Forum in Takoma Park yesterday but the issue that generated the most heat was Amer...

In this pre-filing period, some are still making up their mind whether to jump in the political pool and in which race to take the plunge. ...

Congressman John Delaney gives not-so-subtle signs of wanting to enter the gubernatorial race. He has leaked a poll that shows many undecid...

Sam Arora replies to my earlier post on his ruminating about running for reelection: The oblique snipe at me seems understandable (or...

  Sign from RootsCamp in 2012 ( @BobBrigham/Twitter ) Delegate Sam Arora is very good at reconsidering. After campaigning on a strong...

After a long hiatus, I've decided to start blogging again. I'm hoping to move to a new platform and URL so watch this spot to fol...

I'm not posting these days so I'm happy to recommend David Moon's Maryland Juice . Great name, smart guy.

The question that people are asking after receiving an email newsletter from Council President Valerie Ervin that is signed by all county co...

You can read the indictment here (click on press releases). Likely best known for her very public withdrawal of support for same-sex marri...

From the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee: The Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) will hold an election at...

Dear Neighbors: The Town staff and Town arborist have completed an evaluation of the damage caused by Hurricane Irene in Town. In addition...

This went out in the mail a few weeks ago but still seemed worth mentioning. For reporting on this issue, see Robert McCartney's arti...

The following letter was sent to all members of the Maryland General Assembly: Dear Delegate Michael G. Summers: UFCW Local 1994 MC...

Maryland Juice reports the news: If there is an open-seat race for Comptroller (read: Peter Franchot runs for Governor), then Del. Kumar Ba...

An outstanding and eloquent statement:

Great news from Annapolis today. The Baltimore Sun reports: Standing with House and Senate supporters, Gov. Martin O'Malley announced...

The Chevy Chase Land Company's efforts to create an ersatz "community" group to present support for its plans that find little...

The Chevy Chase Land Company appears to be attempting to revive its failed attempt (see tomorrow's post) to create a community group in ...

The open governor's race in 2014 is causing the dominoes to start to fall. House Majority Leader Kumar Barve is considering taking the ...

A press release from Our Future Montgomery, a new coalition formed by MCEA, MCAAP, and SEIU Local 500 formed to fight for more funds for MCP...

It doesn't appear that democracy is the Maryland GOP's strong suit according to the Chair of the Montgomery County Republican Party:...

The Washington Examiner reports that MTA says that cost estimates for the Purple Line have risen 28% since the plan got past the phase of c...

Governor Martin O’Malley issued this statement today following the hate crime charge in the beating of Chrissy Lee Polis last month in Rosed...

Last night, Chevy Chase Land Company President David Smith and I spoke at the Rollingwood community association's annual meeting about t...

Pat Baptiste, who was recently elected by a thumping majority after being appointed to the Chevy Chase Village Council, has now been elected...

Councilmember Nancy Floreen (D-At Large) kindly commented in response to my post about her handing out reuseable bags during her last campa...

The Planning Board Staff has been working hard to reach out to members of the community to find out what they would like to see around the p...

Not Meant for Groceries I was surprised to learn that Councilmember Nancy Floreen handed out reuseable bags during her last reelection campa...

Pat Baptiste, former Chair of the Chevy Chase Village Board of Managers who was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board, came in a strong f...

The Daily Record reported that the Department of Legislative Services has found that MTA inflated bus ridership estimates by 18 million, or...

The Town held elections today for two seats on the Town Council. Incumbents Pat Burda and Linna Barnes gained reelection by wide margins ov...

The fracas surrounding Del. Sam Arora continues. Sam, you may recall, is the delegate who was ardently for same-sex marriage before he was ...

  The following is a Dear Colleague letter sent by Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk in response to the horrific attack on a transgender women in Ba...

Red Numbers Indicate Number of Floors Last night at the 4-H Center, the Chevy Chase Land Company unveiled its vision for the land it owns at...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Monday night marked the end of the 428th legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly. As always, it is ...

The following is an unofficial summary of the Town Council meeting last Wednesday: Variance Hearings The Town Council unanimously approved v...