News and Views
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A Quick Update on MoCo’s “Boost” No-Strings “Guaranteed Income Program
Read more: A Quick Update on MoCo’s “Boost” No-Strings “Guaranteed Income ProgramA quick update post on our last piece highlighting the (frankly outrageous) County-taxpayer sponsored “Guaranteed Income Program” pilot. We were able to hear back and get answers to some of our direct questions on how the program is being run and what kind of “reporting” taxpayers could expect in the future. The following is lifted…
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Reviewing the Board of “Independent” Montgomery Community Media (MyMCM)
Read more: Reviewing the Board of “Independent” Montgomery Community Media (MyMCM)A common originator and sharer of local news information and stories today in Montgomery County is MyMCM, or Montgomery Community Media. Interestingly enough, it sounds like Montgomery Community Television, Inc. (which runs / oversees MyMCM) was founded in 1984. When scouring the inter-webs, I found this interesting web page from 19+ years ago at montgomeryschoolsmd.org of…
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Part 4: Evan Glass’s Twitter Violates Your Rights
Read more: Part 4: Evan Glass’s Twitter Violates Your RightsThe following is Part 4 in a multi-part series on the Twitter accounts of the Montgomery County Council. It has been written and submitted by an anonymous author. Part 1 on Marc Elrich can be found here. Part 2 on Will Jawando can be found here. Part 3 on other Council Members can be found…
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As Black History Month 2023 Draws to Close, Questionable Past Statements Made by Council Members Come Into Focus
Read more: As Black History Month 2023 Draws to Close, Questionable Past Statements Made by Council Members Come Into FocusAs the month of February draws to a close, it is important to reflect on the many contributions of foundational Black Americans, both in Montgomery County and beyond. This country (and county) wouldn’t be what it is without their tremendous contributions in the face of so much adversity, and despite past prejudices – much of…
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2020-2023 Traffic Stop Details
Read more: 2020-2023 Traffic Stop DetailsThe Montgomery Perspective published an article on 2/24/23 on a new bill being sponsored by CM Will Jawando and CM Kristin Mink to limit police traffic stops. Bill 12-23 would prohibit the following: a stop for certain traffic offenses by a police officer prohibit consent searches of a vehicle by a police officer require the…
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CM Evan Glass Proposes “Anti-Hate” Task Force, But Then What is MoCo’s Committee on “Hate / Violence” Really Doing?
Read more: CM Evan Glass Proposes “Anti-Hate” Task Force, But Then What is MoCo’s Committee on “Hate / Violence” Really Doing?…..and what went down at the Annual Montgomery County “Friendship Picnic”? Montgomery County Council President Evan Glass (Democrat, At-Large) made some local headlines this week by proposing [via a letter to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich] a “task force” to “tackle the incidents that he described as “disturbing and frightening.” Per the letter: Council President…
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MoCo CM Will Jawando’s Interesting Church and Democrat Party / Think Tank “Elite” Connections
Read more: MoCo CM Will Jawando’s Interesting Church and Democrat Party / Think Tank “Elite” ConnectionsThis is part three of a series of investigations into the nexus of money, corridors of power, special interests and mega-churches that surround CM Will Jawando. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. In part one of our series, we looked into why nearly $500,000 in taxpayer money during FY23 was ‘granted’…
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Zoning (or: whom to blame for expensive housing)
Read more: Zoning (or: whom to blame for expensive housing)This post, part 3 in a series on our county’s distorted housing market, is mostly descriptive of the county’s land use policy and how it contributes to high housing costs. In addition, it also gives a chance for readers to reflect on how zoning affects them individually.is You can read Part 1 here and Part…
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Kingmaker Elrich Selects Craig Rice for Cushy New Job
Read more: Kingmaker Elrich Selects Craig Rice for Cushy New JobFormer Montgomery County CM Craig Rice’s “Appointment” to a “Special Projects Manager” position is the latest in a recent history of revolving door politics and “Friend to Me” favoritism. Great work by Adam Pagnucco at MontgomeryPerspective.com for exposing Council Bill 4-23E, which has yet to be voted on. In a nutshell, The County Executive wants…
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New Council Members Shine in Twitter Transparency
Read more: New Council Members Shine in Twitter TransparencyIn continuing a series (Part 1, Part 2) on the use of Twitter by County Council members there is an update as it relates to several members of the county council. We are happy to report that newly elected council members have (so far) upheld not only a commitment to transparency but also to recent…