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September Update: A Strong Ticket

9/16/2022

 
The November general election is fast approaching. The deadline to register to vote is October 18. Early voting is October 27 through November 3. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot--and there will once again be drop boxes throughout our area--is November 1. And election day is November 8.
I am excited to vote for the state candidates leading my party's ticket this November: Wes Moore for Governor (and Aruna Miller for Lieutenant Governor); Anthony Brown for Attorney General; and Brooke Lierman for Comptroller. I am not only excited to vote for them, but to actually work with them for the next four years as we implement the Blueprint for Maryland's Future to support our students and schools; ensure transportation options that focus on safely moving people; fulfill our ambitious clean energy and other environmental goals; make sure government is working to make life a little easier for our residents, whether they are struggling with a health challenge, having difficulty with their bills, or something else; and to do it all in a transparent and accessible way for our residents.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
The Humane Society Legislative Fund for Maryland scores legislators on their support for animals. I was pleased to receive 100% this year. You can review the scorecard to see what they evaluated here.
BUDGET NEWS
The state has issued its fiscal year 2022 (the year that ended June 30, 2022) close-out report. You can read it here.
The top line is that there is an "unassigned" budget surplus of $1.121 billion. This is after an $870 million transfer from the surplus to specified uses: particularly bringing the Rainy Day Fund up to 10% and a construction project fund. That process is part of a "revenue volatility" policy put in place to avoid appropriating capital gains revenue that never materializes.
This is all positive for the state's finances and represents both the benefits of federal stimulus during COVID and a strong underlying economy, even as some of our neighbors suffer and the cost for important goods is too high. But the Bureau of Revenue Estimates expects growth to slow in the near term and warns of stubborn and persistent inflation, as well as how much of the revenue is from capital gains which can be erratic (and why we have the revenue volatility policy referenced above).
TRANSPORTATION UPDATE
The Purple Line continues to be an issue of great concern to our residents. Construction is currently scheduled to continue until 2026. The Transportation, Land Use, and Public Safety Committee of the Montgomery County Delegation--a committee chaired by District 16's own Sara Love--held a briefing on the pedestrian challenges related to the construction work. You can view it here.
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Five Metro stations recently changed their names, including White Flint converting to North Bethesda. Read about it in the Washington Post.
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The Maryland Department of Transportation has issued their six year draft Consolidated Transportation Program. This will be the subject of a public meeting in Montgomery County on Tuesday October 11 at 7pm at the Montgomery County Council building. You can read the draft plan here.
COMMUNITY NEWS
  • Thank you and congratulations to District 16's Robert Sutton, who was recently reappointed to the Montgomery County Historic Preservation Commission.
  • Congratulations to Mimi Brody Kress and Michael Kress, this year's recipients of the Breslau-Goldman Award from the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC).
  • Congratulations to two familiar District 16 faces--Brian Frosh and Nancy Kopp--recipients of awards this year from the National Center for Children and Families (located in District 16).
  • Congratulations to District 16's Eric Brodkowitz for his induction into the Greater Washington Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
  • There are a number of upcoming Bethesda Chevy-Chase Democratic Breakfast Club meetings coming up. Email [email protected] for more information:
    • Thursday, September 22 with Democratic Gubernatorial nominee, Wes Moore.
    • Wednesday, September 28 with Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich.
    • Monday, October 3, Democratic Lieutenant Gubernatorial nominee, Aruna Miller.
    • Wednesday, October 12, Delegate David Moon (to discuss Ballot Question 4 on recreational cannabis).
    • Thursday, October 13, Montgomery County Board of Education candidates Scott Joftus, Brenda Wolff, Julie Yang, and Valerie Coll.
    • Thursday, October 20, Montgomery County Board of Education candidates Karla Silvestre, Grace Rivera-Oven, and Esther Wells.
    • Wednesday, November 16, Josh Kurtz, Editor of Maryland Matters (to discuss the election results).
If you know of an upcoming District 16 event or a District 16 resident who merits recognition or condolences, please email [email protected].

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