Thursday, January 24, 2013
State Sen. Karen Montgomery (D-Montgomery) said she believes fracking creates "severe environmental problems."
Two bills to ban a controversial method of extracting natural gas from underground rock deposits known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, will move through the Maryland General Assembly this year. Del. Shane Robinson, a Democrat from Montgomery Village, introduced the House version Thursday, a ban that would go into effect next October if approved by lawmakers. State Sen. Karen Montgomery, a Democrat from Brookeville, will sponsor the Senate version. “Maryland should not invest taxpayer money into funding studies about fracking — those resources should instead be put towards renewable energy,” said Robinson. “We need not look further than our neighbors in Pennsylvania to see the kind of destruction fracking is capable of bringing to …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Both senators representing East Montgomery County vote against putting expanded gambling on the ballot, but delegates split.
State senators and delegates representing Burtonsville, Silver Spring and Takoma Park split Wednesday on whether to put expanded gaming up for a referendum. The measure, which passed the Senate Wednesday morning with a 32-14 vote, would leave it up to voters to approve the expansion of gaming to a sixth location in the area that includes both National Harbor and Rosecroft Raceway. A majority of Prince George's County voters are required to vote in favor of a site in their county—something they rejected in 2008. According to an unofficial roll call, Sens. Jamie Raskin (D-Dist 20, which includes Takoma Park and Silver Spring) and Karen Montgomery (D-Dist 14, which includes parts of Silver Spring and Burtonsville) both voted "nay" on the bill…
Friday, October 14, 2011
Critics of Maryland’s redistricting committee’s proposed map say it prohibits non-white communities from electing the candidate of their choice.
People don’t know what Montgomery County residents look like, say some of the county’s top lawmakers who gathered Thursday evening at a redistricting forum, hosted by the African-American Democratic Club of Montgomery County at the People’s Community Baptist Church in Cloverly. Del. Eric Luedtke, (D-East Montgomery County) said the county is among the most diverse communities in America; County Council President Valerie Ervin (D-Silver Spring) added that she represents a majority black district. Both elected officials, along with half-a-dozen others, agreed that a proposed map of state legislative and Congressional districts slices through minority areas and may inhibit the ability of non-white groups to elect representatives of their …
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The economy and jobs were top-most for these winners when we spoke to them before the election.
Democrats swept the elections in East County, from the top spot to the County Council to the state legislatures. (See full results.) Before the election, we spoke to many local candidates about what they planned to do if elected. Unanimously, the economy and jobs were said to be top-most priorities. Also, nearly every candidate cited new plans for the FDA site in White Oak (the proposed East County Science Center) as the key to future jobs in the region. Nancy Navarro (D-Dist 4): Re-elected to represent District 4 in County Council. Defeated opponent David Horner. "I think overall whatever and whenever there is a chance for a company or any type of business wanting to relocate to Montgomery County, we need to make sure that our area is …
Monday, November 1, 2010
Current District 14 Delegate Karen Montgomery is concerned about jobs and preventing foreclosures in the district.
Editor's Note: This is the last in our 10/10/10 series. For real-time updates on local races, visit Colesville.Patch.com tomorrow. In preparation for the Nov. 2 general election, Colesville Patch will spend 10 minutes with 10 candidates. We will publish one interview every day for 10 days, from Saturday, Oct. 23, to Monday, Nov. 1. Tweet reactions to interviews using #Patch101010 hashtag. This week we spoke to current delegate Karen Montgomery (D-Dist 14) who is the Democratic nominee for State Senator for District 14. Her opponent, Republican Eric Carey, did not respond to Patch's request for an interview. Montgomery's verbatim responses are below: Colesville Patch: What issues are most pressing for District 14 from your perspective? …
William Spears
5:56 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
I have not seen any valid evidence that proves fracking is dangerous when properly done and monitored. Until that happens bans are idiotic and should not be done. Provide real, unbiased evidence, if that is even possible these days, that fracking is a real problem and can't be done safely and then go ahead with the ban, but not until that is done. Same goes for gun control laws, prove they … more ›