Spending
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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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Omnibus Earmark for MoCo: “Equity Incubator” at the Universities at Shady Grove
Read more: Omnibus Earmark for MoCo: “Equity Incubator” at the Universities at Shady GroveThe rushed-through Federal Omnibus “Budget” Appropriation for federal fiscal year 2023 survived amendment votes in the United States Senate and is now headed to the United States House of Representatives. It will likely pass in current form, barring something unforeseen. The bill directs $1.7 trillion in spending for the fiscal year ending in September 2023…
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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…