Fight for $15 in MoCo moves to council committee Wednesday

FF15_Lights_at_Vigil.jpgMontgomery County Council's HHS committee will work on the bill mandating a $15 minimum wage in the county tomorrow, Wednesday Dec. 7, at 9 a.m. in their Rockville chambers. The coalition spearheaded by Progressive Maryland plans to fill the room with activists advocating for the bill.

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Progressive Maryland Weekly Memo for Dec. 5-12

PM_Logo.pngA busy week including chapter meetings in Montgomery and Prince George's, plus our recent press clips, the week's blogs and other important things.

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Progressive Prince George's calls for resignation of Councilmember Mel Franklin, charged with DUI, accident

Mel-Franklin-State-of-the-Economy-698x360.jpgPrince George's County Councilmember Mel Franklin (Dist. 9) cast considerable doubt on his fitness for office in his recent DUI charge resulting from an accident while driving a county-owned vehicle. Progressive Prince George's has called for his resignation and more past accidents with county vehicles have come to light.

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Workers, local officials boost Fight for Fifteen at Tuesday's vigil

PM BlogSpace regular Hal Ginsberg brings the news -- and soundtrack -- of the Tuesday night vigil for a $15/hr minimum wage in Montgomery County. Don't miss the audio links embedded in this account.

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Better Ways to Elect our Leaders

Just as in 2000, the presidential candidate with the most popular votes did not win the election. How do we fix this? Mathew Goldstein shows why it's harder than it might look but could be even more rewarding.

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Progressive Maryland Weekly Memo for Nov. 28 - Dec. 4

A full slate of progressive thought and action for the next several weeks, including the Fight for Fifteen and other pro-people campaigns that won't please Trump & Co. at all

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Progressive Maryland and Allies Hold Vigil for Minimum Wage Increase in MoCo Tuesday

Progressive Maryland rallies activists Tuesday (Nov. 29) for finishing the job on raising Montgomery County's minimum wage to $15 per hour -- Fight for Fifteen!

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THE WAY FORWARD FOR PROGRESSIVES IN TRUMP’S WAKE

BlogSpace regular Hal Ginsberg charts a path for progressives in a Trump presidency that takes advantage of his (potentially) progressive moves and pushes back on his threatening moves.

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Renewables demand – and help create – a democratic energy system

Renewable energy for communities promotes a more democratic energy system -- especially community solar, which hits the sweet spot between household rooftop solar and remote industrial-scale solar installations. Find out why.

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IN PRINCE GEORGE'S, OUR STUDENTS DID US PROUD. OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION LEAVES US ASHAMED

Students in Prince George's, concerned by the racist and repressive rhetoric of Trump supporters, engaged in peaceful protests late last week. The school administration made clumsy, ill-advised efforts to suppress their legitimate expression of opinion and should be called out for it.

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