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The Crooked Lines of Political Chutzpah

Chutzpah is a Yiddish term meaning audacity, nerve, or bold confidence, often with a connotation of brazenness or cheekiness. It can describe someone acting with shameless boldness, sometimes admirable for its courage, other times criticized for crossing ethical lines.

state roundup: Another Purple Line problem floods apartments; STATES SCRAMBLE TO COMPLETE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS; OC CHALLENGES WIND PERMIT; nonprofit handling $56M faces scrutiny

ANOTHER PURPLE LINE SNAFU FLOODS APARTMENTS: Reports that construction on the light-rail Purple Line from Bethesda to New Carrollton was on track to be completed by the new 2027 deadline have been reassuring to county officials. But on July 25, a Purple Line...

Despite recent murders, Howard County is ‘an extraordinarily safe place,’ says top prosecutor

The following column appears in the August edition of The Business Monthly, serving Howard and Anne Arundel counties. Last year, there were three murders at the Columbia Mall – a double-homicide outside the mall and a murder in the food court. The murders of young men...

State Roundup: ICE ‘holding cells’ confine detainees for days; embattled Juvenile Services names new school chief

ICE ‘holding cells’ confine detainees for days; embattled Juvenile Services names new school chief; $6 million federal grant to help process invasive and harmful blue catfish.

State Roundup: Tariffs on Brazil to hit Maryland imports; SNAP cuts loom over grocers, hundreds of thousands of Marylanders

50% tariffs on Brazil to hit Maryland many imports; SNAP cuts loom over grocers, hundreds of thousands of Marylanders who need the benefit; counties now on the hook to help state compensate those wrongfully convicted.

State Roundup: Some Maryland Dems itchin’ for a redistricting fight; outrage over juvenile services report; farmers feel pressure to ‘grow solar’

Some Maryland Dems are itchin’ for a national redistricting fight; outrage over ‘shocking’ Juvenile Services report; farmers feel pressure to ‘grow solar’ from both industry and state law.

State Roundup: 3 top juvenile detention officials fired; Feds nix Maryland maglev funding; schools see negative impact of legal cannabis on kids

Three top juvenile detention officials fired; Federal funding for Maryland maglev killed; school and health officials see negative impact of legal cannabis on kids

state roundup: state records most flash flood warnings since 2020; laid off federal workers program on hold; legislative audit casts doubt on leased office space savings

LAID OFF FEDERAL WORKERS PROGRAM PAUSED AMID HIRING FREEZE: The Moore administration's plan to hire laid off federal workers is not happening right now. The decision comes after Republicans blasted the initiative as hypocritical because the state is in the middle of a...

State Roundup: Removal of remnants of Key Bridge begins; number of Baltimore minors killed in gun violence drops; Howard raises penalties for paid house parties

Removal of remnants of Key Bridge begins; number of Baltimore minors killed in gun violence drops; Howard County raises penalties for paid house parties.

Lab Space Glut, Leadership Void: Montgomery County’s Economic Malaise

Recently, the state lost a $50 billion opportunity to woo a major drug manufacturer to our shores. Wes Moore was asleep at the switch. In 2025, HHS grants to the state for health-related programs are estimated to be $11.6B — not bad, but Virginia scored $50 billion just by out-hustling the Moore administration. Now enter Montgomery County with its lackluster Executive and Council is whining about an ever-increasing issue … excess biolab space to the tune of over .5 million square feet and going up. Montgomery County and the state of Maryland continue to lose to surrounding jurisdictions when it comes to attracting new business to the state and the county.

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