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Read more: Vaccine investor Sen. Kagan wants minors to make their own vaccine decisions
Vaccine investor Sen. Kagan wants minors to make their own vaccine decisions
Senator Kagan, in a very bold move, has introduced legislation that will dismantle parental oversight when it comes to medical decisions of minors. In something that appears to be taken straight out of a California policy play book, the introduced bill establishes a new “age” for consent based on the premise that a minor has…
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Read more: HB433 Won’t Put the Toothpaste Back in the Tube in MoCo
HB433 Won’t Put the Toothpaste Back in the Tube in MoCo
The hypocrisy and irony inherent in HB433: Expanding the Freedom to Serve Act, sponsored by David Fraser-Hidalgo and Cheryl Kagan, are too blatant to go unchecked. The bill states, “There is an ongoing shortage of police officers in our communities. The Freedom to Serve Act will significantly increase the potential candidates of law enforcement applicants…
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Read more: CM Will Jawando’s Home Could Host an Acre of Solar Panels – With Room to Spare
CM Will Jawando’s Home Could Host an Acre of Solar Panels – With Room to Spare
Council Member Will Jawando was endorsed by ‘Our Revolution MD’ prior to the 2022 County Council election. ‘Our Revolution MD’ is a state-level org/entity of the geriatric Senator and twice-defeated Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ org called “Our Revolution”, a partisan (527?) organization that wants full-bore socialism and centralized power in the hands of a few…
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Read more: Has DHHS fumbled Opioid prevention?
Has DHHS fumbled Opioid prevention?
In 2017, Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency in MD as it relates to opioids. As part of this declaration, additional funding for 5 years was provided to improve enforcement, prevention and treatment services. The funding allocated was $50 million dollars, with 80% of it for local jurisdictions. [side note: the 2018 budget…
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Read more: MoCo’s housing isn’t dirt cheap, but it’s close (Part 2)
MoCo’s housing isn’t dirt cheap, but it’s close (Part 2)
This is Part 2 in a series on our county’s distorted housing market. You can read Part 1 here. When it comes to housing policy in Montgomery County (and probably other jurisdictions), the activists and policymakers ignore science and gravitate to unfounded generalizations that justify a policy they want to implement. Some County Council members…
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Read more: 18+ Years of Combatting “Hate” Through County Council Resolutions
18+ Years of Combatting “Hate” Through County Council Resolutions
If one navigates to the Montgomery County ‘Legislative Information Management System‘ (LIMS), filters the record type to “Resolutions” and searches for the keyword “hate”… a total of 53 hits comes up from the database. Way back in 2006, there was resolution 15-554, which proposed to: “Consult with members of the Commission on Human Rights, the…
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Read more: MoCo CM Will Jawando’s Interesting Choice for Chief-of-Staff [Part 2]
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MoCo CM Will Jawando’s Interesting Choice for Chief-of-Staff [Part 2]
This is part two 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. Earlier, we explored how Council Member Will Jawando (Democrat – At Large) has a connection to an area AME mega-church and its non-profit…
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Read more: Evan Glass violates First Amendment (and compromises MoCo transparency values)
Evan Glass violates First Amendment (and compromises MoCo transparency values)
Since 2008 various cases regarding public officials blocking individuals on Twitter have gone through the court system. Repeatedly the courts have affirmed much of the public’s right to read and reply to these government communications. In fact, the recent departed Governor of Maryland, settled a case outside of court related to this very issue, paying…
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Read more: Not the Onion: County Exec Elrich Lauds the “Health and Safety Benefits” of Government Liquor Distribution
Not the Onion: County Exec Elrich Lauds the “Health and Safety Benefits” of Government Liquor Distribution
Liquor, lotto, pot. The foundations of a thriving, “healthy” and “equitable” Montgomery County economy and people are all around us in 2023. Oh, and did you know that the community center gyms are “free” now? Ok, that was snark. But it isn’t far from the truth. On January 27th, County Exec Elrich wants you to…
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Read more: MoCo Council Member (At-Large) Will Jawando’s Interesting Church and Non-Profit Connections
MoCo Council Member (At-Large) Will Jawando’s Interesting Church and Non-Profit Connections
This is part one 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 2 here. In the spring of 2016, pre-Trump and pre-Covid-19, the Washington Post published a glowing small profile on one Will Jawando, who was, at…