Politics
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City of Rockville ‘Charter Review Commission’ Recommends Non-citizen Voting, Lowering Voting Age 16
Read more: City of Rockville ‘Charter Review Commission’ Recommends Non-citizen Voting, Lowering Voting Age 16On December 12, The City of Rockville’s official publication called ‘Rockville Reports’ states that the city of Rockville’s Charter Review Commission recommended: Lowering the age to vote in city elections from 18 to 16, regardless of citizenship. The commission unanimously recommended this change and also recommended that the right to vote in city elections be extended…
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Cobalt Red: Is MoCo Government’s Obsession with Promoting Electric Vehicles Helping Fuel the Congo’s Cobalt Mining Tragedies?
Read more: Cobalt Red: Is MoCo Government’s Obsession with Promoting Electric Vehicles Helping Fuel the Congo’s Cobalt Mining Tragedies?Did you know? “Zero-Emissions Vehicles are an important part of Montgomery County’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80% by 2027 and 100% by 2035.” broadcasts the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection website. “The goals of the county’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle initiatives are to increase use of EVs by both residents…
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Comparing the Music Venue Cronyism in Montgomery County, Twelve Years Later
Read more: Comparing the Music Venue Cronyism in Montgomery County, Twelve Years LaterHappy New Year! Did you dance the night away to some live music? We are headed face first into 2023. The United States Congress is in a flux. New people are getting sworn into office in Annapolis, Maryland. And music venue cronyism is alive and well in Montgomery County, MD! Let’s start with the Live…
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Congressmen Raskin & Trone Use Omnibus to Bring Home Some Bacon to 20th-Richest County in USA
Read more: Congressmen Raskin & Trone Use Omnibus to Bring Home Some Bacon to 20th-Richest County in USA‘Tis the season. Appropriations season in Congress, once again. “Negotiators” (primarily two retiring US Senators) announced a framework / “agreement” on $1.7 trillion in appropriations that would direct federal government department spending and the grants/projects they “seed” through its fiscal year (ending September 30th, 2023). The agreement is over two months into the current federal…
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Voting Rights Violations in Montgomery County
Read more: Voting Rights Violations in Montgomery CountyMontgomery County comes across as a progressive jurisdiction that promotes equality of opportunity and access to all its residents. To some extent that is true: all of our elected leaders and their constituents place racial and gender equality as a primary objective, and for that we should be very proud. However, when it comes to…
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Kristin Mink Struggling to Become a Public Servant
Read more: Kristin Mink Struggling to Become a Public ServantAfter a swearing in, glamorous after party, and multiple photo shots, it appears reality has not yet set in for Kristin Mink. Elected on a wave of enthusiasm around her activism, starting with her rise to fame for interrupting the dinner of a federal official with a cell phone in her hand, Kristin has clearly…
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Examining Nancy Navarro’s “Proudest Achievements” in Thirteen Years of Council Activity
Read more: Examining Nancy Navarro’s “Proudest Achievements” in Thirteen Years of Council ActivityAfter 12 years, Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro (Democrat, District 4) is stepping down. Well, not voluntarily. In 2016, Montgomery County residents emphatically (69%) passed a ballot initiative that amended the Montgomery County Charter. Term Limits! No more dynastic, 24-year council “reigns” on a council body by career politicians. Hence forth, they’d be “limited” to…