transparency
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Leaked: Clarksburg HS Principal Emails on Walkout Protest
Read more: Leaked: Clarksburg HS Principal Emails on Walkout ProtestAs a petition circulates to reinstate MCPS staff placed on administrative leave for their comments related to Hammas, someone has shared with us emails by the Principal of Clarksburg High School. Clarksburg High School had a walk out on November 9th. In one e mail, the student member of the Board of Education thanked the…
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Impasta LLC? Dollface Beauty Inc? Let’s Peek Into What Montgomery County’s “Economic Development Fund” Grants Your Tax Dollars To
Read more: Impasta LLC? Dollface Beauty Inc? Let’s Peek Into What Montgomery County’s “Economic Development Fund” Grants Your Tax Dollars ToEyelash extensions. Botox and dysport injections. Gluten-free pasta and baked goods. A company that sells “Virtual Reality simulations”, including “Implicit Bias Training” via something called HarmonyVR™. What do they all have in common? Companies selling these diverse services and wares received your tax dollars in 2020 via the Montgomery County “Economic Development Fund Grants” for…
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Montgomery County Paid Something Called “Energy Audits and Green Solutions, LLC” $3.31 Million in 2020: What Exactly Was It For?
Read more: Montgomery County Paid Something Called “Energy Audits and Green Solutions, LLC” $3.31 Million in 2020: What Exactly Was It For?Montgomery County appears to have a transparency issue with how it discloses its vendor information to the general public or those seeking more details from the data and county spending source(s) housed at spending.data.montgomerycountymd.gov. As Mr. Reardon “Sully” Sullivan (a former candidate for Montgomery County Executive) has documented, “as all organizations must do, the Montgomery County…
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County Exec Elrich Cuts Issue Advocacy Ad for Large “Non-Profit” Run by Huge Donor to the Maryland Democrat Machine
Read more: County Exec Elrich Cuts Issue Advocacy Ad for Large “Non-Profit” Run by Huge Donor to the Maryland Democrat MachineLocal “democracy” dying in darkness? Where is the correct attribution by CE Elrich to local Democrat mega-donor Mr. Vincent DeMarco? Browsing on YouTube.com, if the Google goblins are tracking you, you might be greeted by an advertisement that looks like a semi-official Marc Elrich / Montgomery County government proclamation or communication. In fact, it uses the…
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Committee Against Hate/Violence Goes Dark to Avoid Transparency
Read more: Committee Against Hate/Violence Goes Dark to Avoid TransparencyWelcome to MoCo transparency, where if you shine a light, they make it much darker.
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Who or What is Behind “Indivisible Montgomery”? Shadowy Org Boasts an Event with Congressman Raskin But Shows No Steering Committee or Leadership Page
Read more: Who or What is Behind “Indivisible Montgomery”? Shadowy Org Boasts an Event with Congressman Raskin But Shows No Steering Committee or Leadership PageWho (or what) is behind “Indivisible Montgomery”? The shadow organization that claims it is “in Montgomery County, MD, in defense of diversity, inclusion, fairness, transparency and the empowering of all Americans. We do what works best: influencing policy through our representatives and senators.” It further claims that it “is a diverse group of nearly 1,700…
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MD Sec of State Susan C Lee, Who Says Removal of Donald Trump from Maryland Primary Ballots is “Under Consideration”, Has an Interesting Political History in MoCo (Part 1)
Read more: MD Sec of State Susan C Lee, Who Says Removal of Donald Trump from Maryland Primary Ballots is “Under Consideration”, Has an Interesting Political History in MoCo (Part 1)Former Maryland State Delegate and Senator Susan C Lee, now Maryland’s Secretary of State under Governor Wes Moore, has made local and national headlines in the past week for her “consideration” of removing current Presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump from the Maryland primary election ballot. Why? For “aiding an insurrection”. Because of…
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Mystery Deepens – Which MoCo Councilmember’s Staff Abused Position to Charge Taxpayers For the Reservation of Select Athletic Fields (For Their Spouse’s Use)?
Read more: Mystery Deepens – Which MoCo Councilmember’s Staff Abused Position to Charge Taxpayers For the Reservation of Select Athletic Fields (For Their Spouse’s Use)?Uh oh. Looks like a staff member of one of MoCo’s notorious and always-sanctimonious councilmembers abused their position and also the public trust (and wallet). But which one? The mystery deepens. Over at MontgomeryPerspective.com, Adam P has the initial scoop and has reprinted the Montgomery County OIG Memoranda letter. Per that letter, the staffer in…
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The White Oak Façade Improvement Smells a Bit Odd
Read more: The White Oak Façade Improvement Smells a Bit OddMontgomery County Exec Marc Elrich and County Councilmember Kristin Mink trekked up to the White Oak area of eastern Silver Spring, MD last week to take photos with a giant check of “Maryland State Legislative Bond” money (see photo below, courtesy of MontgomeryCountyMD.gov). Doling out other people’s money is a past-time of politicians – but…
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Evan Glass’s Class on Social Media. LOL
Read more: Evan Glass’s Class on Social Media. LOLI must admit, I spit out my coffee reading the Moco360 Media’s Political Notes section today. About halfway down there was a quick summary of the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Conference. If you aren’t familiar with this conference, it is held yearly in Ocean City. During the event, outside of taking a multitude of…