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The Continued Dismantling of the Juvenile Justice System
Read more: The Continued Dismantling of the Juvenile Justice SystemSponsored by Senator Carter, new legislation is being proposed that will directly impact the juvenile justice system. Senate Bill 93 is repealing a series of sections in the following articles in the Annotated Code of Maryland: Courts and Judicial Proceedings, Criminal Procedure, and Education. Senator Carter hasn’t publicly stated the objectives she seeks through the changes but…
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MoCo’s housing isn’t dirt cheap, but it’s close (Part 2)
Read more: 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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What or Who is Driving the Agenda at Montgomery County Historical Society’s “History Conference 2023”?
Read more: What or Who is Driving the Agenda at Montgomery County Historical Society’s “History Conference 2023”?“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” wrote the author of The Life of Reason, back in 1905. That quote seems pretty fitting for Montgomery County, MD. Twenty-plus years of taxing, spending, chasing out “unapproved” businesses or groups. Petty regulations and taxes (plastic shopping bags, for example). Agenda-driven County Council “proclamations”…