Maryland Politics Watch

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

New Name, New URL

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

Progressive Neighbors Debates Maryland's Foreign Policy

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Lots of issues came up at the Progressive Neighbors Forum in Takoma Park yesterday but the issue that generated the most heat was Amer...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Duchy Trachtenberg For?

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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. ...
Sunday, February 09, 2014

Mr. Delaney Leaves Washington?

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Congressman John Delaney gives not-so-subtle signs of wanting to enter the gubernatorial race. He has leaked a poll that shows many undecid...
Saturday, February 08, 2014

UPDATE on Sam Arora

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

And He's Back? Sam Arora

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

And We're Back. . .

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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...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Maryland Juice

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I'm not posting these days so I'm happy to recommend David Moon's Maryland Juice . Great name, smart guy.
Saturday, September 24, 2011

Where Was George?

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The question that people are asking after receiving an email newsletter from Council President Valerie Ervin that is signed by all county co...
Friday, September 23, 2011

Del. Tiffany Alston Indicted

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

D14 Central Committee Vacancy

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From the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee: The Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) will hold an election at...
Sunday, August 28, 2011

Hurricane Irene Assessment and Response in the Town of Chevy Chase

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Dear Neighbors: The Town staff and Town arborist have completed an evaluation of the damage caused by Hurricane Irene in Town. In addition...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Unions Attack Valerie Ervin

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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...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Local 1994 MCGEO for Marriage Equality

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The following letter was sent to all members of the Maryland General Assembly: Dear Delegate Michael G. Summers: UFCW Local 1994 MC...
Monday, August 15, 2011

Kumar Running for Comptroller

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Maryland Juice reports the news: If there is an open-seat race for Comptroller (read: Peter Franchot runs for Governor), then Del. Kumar Ba...
Friday, July 22, 2011

Governor on Marriage Equality

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An outstanding and eloquent statement:

Governor to Sponsor Marriage Equality Legislation

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Great news from Annapolis today. The Baltimore Sun reports: Standing with House and Senate supporters, Gov. Martin O'Malley announced...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Fiends of Chevy Chase Lake II

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The Chevy Chase Land Company's efforts to create an ersatz "community" group to present support for its plans that find little...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Fiends of Chevy Chase Lake I

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The Chevy Chase Land Company appears to be attempting to revive its failed attempt (see tomorrow's post) to create a community group in ...
Friday, July 08, 2011

Kumar for Komptroller?

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The open governor's race in 2014 is causing the dominoes to start to fall. House Majority Leader Kumar Barve is considering taking the ...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

Our Future Montgomery

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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...

MoCo GOP Chair Attacks New Party Rules

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It doesn't appear that democracy is the Maryland GOP's strong suit according to the Chair of the Montgomery County Republican Party:...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Purple Line Costs Up 28%; Ridership Down 2500; Money Taken from MARC

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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...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Statement from Gov. O'Malley on Baltimore County Hate Crime Case

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

Chevy Chase Lake Construction News

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

Pat Baptiste Elected CC Village Chair

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Pat Baptiste, who was recently elected by a thumping majority after being appointed to the Chevy Chase Village Council, has now been elected...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011

From the Comments and My Mail on Reuseable Bags

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Councilmember Nancy Floreen (D-At Large) kindly commented in response to my post about her handing out reuseable bags during her last campa...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Community on Chevy Chase Lake

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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...
Monday, May 09, 2011

From Nancy Floreen's Last Campaign

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Not Meant for Groceries I was surprised to learn that Councilmember Nancy Floreen handed out reuseable bags during her last reelection campa...
Sunday, May 08, 2011

Pat Baptiste Dominates in Village Election

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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...
Thursday, May 05, 2011

Daily Record Reports MTA Inflates Transit Ridership by 18 Million

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The Daily Record reported that the Department of Legislative Services has found that MTA inflated bus ridership estimates by 18 million, or...
Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Town of Chevy Chase Election Results

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The Town held elections today for two seats on the Town Council. Incumbents Pat Burda and Linna Barnes gained reelection by wide margins ov...
Monday, May 02, 2011

Madaleno, Kaiser Rip Arora; Others Apologize for Him

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The fracas surrounding Del. Sam Arora continues. Sam, you may recall, is the delegate who was ardently for same-sex marriage before he was ...
Friday, April 29, 2011

Pena-Melnyk Writes Her Colleagues on Last Week's Attack

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  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...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Chevy Chase Land Company Unveils Its Plans

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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...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

District 18 End of Session Letter

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Dear Friends and Neighbors, Monday night marked the end of the 428th legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly. As always, it is ...
Friday, April 15, 2011

Town of Chevy Chase Council Meeting

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