Ann Marimow
Metro/Maryland Desk
Articles by Ann Marimow
Leggett's on YouTube (But Dissenters Aren't) (October 9, 2008)
Land-Use Votes Put Music Hall On Track (October 8, 2008)
School System Cannot Afford Raises, Chief Says (October 7, 2008)
Officials Fear Voter Anger Could Boost Tax Amendment (October 5, 2008)
A Trip to Asia for Leggett, and Questions of Cost Back Home (October 2, 2008)
Police Probe Bus-Taxi Crash That Killed Calif. Man (September 28, 2008)
As Season Turns, Migration Of Cash to Politicians Starts (September 25, 2008)
County Executive Alters Stance, Backs Slots (September 19, 2008)
Planning Agency Mourns Lost Fees as Building Industry Slows (September 18, 2008)
Ruling Inspires New Hope For Transgender People (September 15, 2008)
Council Members Back Disability Reform (September 12, 2008)
County Budget Discussion: Cash-Poor But Clash-Rich (September 11, 2008)
Ruling Turns Back Challenge to Transgender Law (September 10, 2008)
Transgender Law Ruling Is Expected This Week (September 9, 2008)
Montgomery Disability Practices Under Fire (September 8, 2008)
Leggett Proposes Two-Day Furloughs (September 5, 2008)
As Duncan Muses, Words for Leggett and O'Malley Aren't All Kind (September 4, 2008)
Stricter Controls Drafted for Montgomery Runoff (September 3, 2008)
Another County Planner Is Headed for Alexandria (August 28, 2008)
Developing Dissonance (August 25, 2008)
Conferences and a Cadillac Ranch: Council Members on Break (August 21, 2008)
Leggett Pushes Fixes in Disability Retirement (August 12, 2008)
Interviews Signal Progress In Search for WSSC Chief (July 31, 2008)
Md. Bus Fleets Will Go Cleaner and Greener (July 31, 2008)
Ruling Clears Way for November Vote on Transgender Measure (July 25, 2008)
Task Force To Coordinate Environmental Programs (July 24, 2008)
Montgomery Might Steer Large Vehicles Elsewhere (July 22, 2008)
Planners Oppose Two Key Measures For Live-Music Hall (July 18, 2008)
Water Main Break's Cause Remains A Mystery (July 17, 2008)
Domestic Workers Bill Passes in Montgomery (July 16, 2008)
Takoma Park Officials Frown Upon Foie Gras (July 10, 2008)
Petition Challenge Focuses on Count Of Inactive Voters (July 10, 2008)
Ambulance Service Fees Urged By Leggett (July 7, 2008)
Pension Board Membership Bill Stalls in Council (July 3, 2008)
Less Faith in Emergency Response (June 27, 2008)
Tempers Flare at Clarksburg Meeting (June 26, 2008)
Montgomery Council Approves Fillmore Tax Break Measure (June 25, 2008)
Fillmore May Get Tax Help (June 24, 2008)
Leggett Kept Low Profile in Water Crisis (June 20, 2008)
Council Steps Back From Pension Board Plan (June 18, 2008)
Utility Is Divided In Search For Chief (June 17, 2008)
Judge Sides With Foes Of Transgender Measure (June 12, 2008)
Cardin's Aid Sought Over Relocation of Federal Jobs (June 12, 2008)
Union Proposal Wins Key Vote In Montgomery (June 10, 2008)
Library Parking Issue Is Back on the Table (June 5, 2008)
Council's New Member Continues Wife's Legacy (May 29, 2008)
Council Approves 4.3% Budget Hike (May 23, 2008)
Union Contracts Made Battle Over Budget a Personal One (May 22, 2008)
Montgomery Passes Preliminary Budget That Raises Tax Bills (May 17, 2008)
Montgomery Budget Fails Preliminary Vote (May 16, 2008)
Connections, Not Cash, Directed District 4 Democratic Primary (May 15, 2008)
Energy Tax Hike Backed; Pay Raises Protected (May 15, 2008)
Praisner's Husband Wins Seat On Council (May 14, 2008)
Union Influence Sways Montgomery Budget Talks (May 11, 2008)
Montgomery Employees Push Back on Proposal to Cut Raises (May 10, 2008)
Stark Choice For Vacant County Council Seat (May 8, 2008)
Knapp in No Rush to Introduce Leggett's Ambulance Fee (May 1, 2008)
Leggett Backs Pension Rule Change (April 29, 2008)
Union Calls for Rationing Inmate Toilet Paper, Soap To Wash Away Red Ink (April 25, 2008)
Senior Fire Officials Raking In Overtime (April 24, 2008)
Montgomery Aims to Make Green Homes Mandatory (April 23, 2008)
Lawyers Maneuver Against Transgender Referendum (April 17, 2008)
Praisner's Husband Wins Primary (April 16, 2008)
Montgomery Weighs Rise In Energy, Land Taxes (April 16, 2008)
Election Could Tilt The Balance on Council (April 13, 2008)
In District Primary, an Eight-Way Race for One Large Legacy (April 10, 2008)
Council Supports Whittled-Down Capital Budget (April 9, 2008)
Some on Council Balk at Raises in Union Contracts (April 8, 2008)
Spring Cleaning For Council Committees (March 27, 2008)
County Executive to Get $65,000 Bathroom (March 20, 2008)
Leggett Seeks to Exceed Charter Limit on Taxes (March 20, 2008)
Taxing Times for County Budgets (March 18, 2008)
Md. Budget Crunch Has Residents on The Ropes (March 17, 2008)
Navarro Casts Herself As Candidate of Future (March 13, 2008)
Transgender Law Opponents Put Measure on Ballot (March 9, 2008)
Praisner's Husband Runs To Protect Her Legacy (March 6, 2008)
Size of Projected Shortfall in Budget Is Revised Down (February 27, 2008)
Council Tackles Budget Without Praisner (February 24, 2008)
In Va., Huckabee Again Shows Strength on Right (February 13, 2008)
Van Hollen Takes a Minimalist Approach (February 8, 2008)
Fight Continues Over Transgender Anti-Bias Law (February 7, 2008)
Clinton, McCain Lead Parties In Washington Area Cash Race (February 3, 2008)
Theft of Property Tax Refunds Under Investigation (January 25, 2008)
County Attorney Sits Out Mansionization Appeal (January 24, 2008)
Council Rejects Some of Leggett's Budget Cuts (January 23, 2008)
A Biting Reminder That It Is Winter, After All (January 21, 2008)
Deal Reached on Music Venue in Silver Spring (January 19, 2008)
Duncan's Name to Be Left Off Library (January 18, 2008)
Too Young To Vote, But Refusing To Be Silent (January 17, 2008)
Deficit Looming, Leggett Seeks Small Budget Increase (January 16, 2008)
Council President Pulls Back the Curtain (January 10, 2008)
Leggett's Proposed Cuts Raise Concerns (January 6, 2008)
Leggett Freezing Hiring In County (January 4, 2008)
Home Price Drops Don't Slow Md. Assessments (January 2, 2008)
Quiet Gains Mark Leggett's Term (December 23, 2007)
Council's Holiday Skit Pokes Fun at Own Efforts (December 20, 2007)
Republicans Opt for Back-to-Basics Leader (December 13, 2007)
Montgomery Survey Shows Views on Taxes, Safety (December 12, 2007)
Naval Hospital Patients to Double (December 10, 2007)
A Time To Mourn, But Also To Move On (December 6, 2007)
Far-Reaching Plan Aims To Make Pedestrians Safe (December 6, 2007)
Harrington Picked to Lead Pr. George's Council; Knapp To Head Montgomery's (December 5, 2007)
County Executive Seeks to Reorganize Services (December 4, 2007)
Del. Lawton Dies After Speech at Symposium (November 30, 2007)
Disclosure Bill on Taxes Worries Real Estate Agents (November 29, 2007)
Montgomery Bracing for A Record Shortfall (November 28, 2007)
Critics Question Fillmore Plans (November 25, 2007)
Democratic Panel to End Secret Ballot for Vacancies (November 22, 2007)
Leggett Signs Bill For Protection of Transgender People (November 22, 2007)
Transgender Bill Passes Easily Despite Protests (November 14, 2007)
Transgender Bill May Be Close to Passing (November 11, 2007)
Metro Board Approves Project at Takoma Station (November 9, 2007)
Protest Continues Against Transgender Bias Bill (November 8, 2007)
At the Polls, a Mostly Smooth Day (November 7, 2007)
Group Pushes For a United Gaithersburg (November 2, 2007)
County Employees Get 5 Hours Off for Diversity (November 1, 2007)
Aid Group To Move to Langley Park (November 1, 2007)
Immigration, Housing Key In 7-Person Council Race (November 1, 2007)
Aid Group to Move To Langley Park (November 1, 2007)
Council Backs Higher Growth Fees (October 31, 2007)
Subway Fares May Rise 30 Cents (October 26, 2007)
Bill Proposes Transparent Legislator Appointments (October 25, 2007)
Residents Try to Thwart Takoma Station Project (October 25, 2007)
Berlage Tries Fundraising With Breakfast to Support Wynn (October 18, 2007)
Elrich Rescinds Offer to Venezuelan Envoy (October 12, 2007)
Legislators Torn Between O'Malley, Voters Over His Tax Plans (October 11, 2007)
Leggett's Israel Trip Is on Taxpayers' Tab (October 11, 2007)
Live Nation Doesn't Need Tax Breaks, Residents Say (October 4, 2007)
Developers Fear Taxes Would Rise Too Much (October 2, 2007)
Competing Interests as Debate Begins (October 2, 2007)
With More Cars Likely, Worse Traffic a Concern (October 2, 2007)
As Debate Begins, Interests Compete (October 2, 2007)
Putting Taste to the Test Of Nutritional Value (September 27, 2007)
Two Counties Lay Claim to Grant for Music Venue (September 27, 2007)
Fillmore Music Hall To Be Built In Silver Spring Under County Deal (September 26, 2007)
Longtime City Manager Taking Leave Of Gaithersburg (September 20, 2007)
Bill to Loosen Lid on Taxes Has Some Steaming (March 1, 2007)
County to Buy 115 Acres For Science, Tech Center (February 22, 2007)
SE Woman Is Struck, Killed by Metrobus (February 19, 2007)
Cable War Fails to Offer Rate Relief in Montgomery (February 18, 2007)
Leggett and Council Move Quickly to Fill Top Positions (February 15, 2007)
PAC Digs Into Debate on Growth, With Teeth (February 11, 2007)
Panel Backs Plan for a 3rd Laborer Center (February 9, 2007)
Union Head Calls for Withdrawal of Human Services Appointee (February 8, 2007)
What's in a Name? For New Rockville Library, Apparently, a Lot (February 1, 2007)
Montgomery Forgoes Building Ban in Favor of Warning (January 31, 2007)
Montgomery Leaders Ease Strategy on Growth (January 26, 2007)
The Net: A Tool for Politicking and Quelling Political Rumors (January 25, 2007)
Leggett Wants Day-Laborer Center Near Shady Grove Metro (January 19, 2007)
Countywide, Residents Say Too Much Growth Is Not a Good Thing (January 18, 2007)
Love-It-or-Hate-It Building Moratorium Draws Crowd at Hearing (January 17, 2007)
Proposed Growth Moratorium Sets Up Clash in Montgomery (January 15, 2007)
Leggett Balks at Fully Funding Plan to Cut Portable Classrooms (January 12, 2007)
Choice for Economic Development Post Left a Trail -- in The Post (January 11, 2007)
Leggett Nominates Directors Of Financial, Recreation Offices (January 9, 2007)
Leggett Vows Solution for Day-Labor Center (January 7, 2007)
Liberated Duncan Wonders, What Now? (January 5, 2007)
Schools Among Top County Funding Priorities (January 4, 2007)
Mother Killed In Md. Home (January 2, 2007)
Coalition Seeks Clean-Car Measure To Clear the Air (December 28, 2006)
Ex-Senator to Leave Md. Insurance Fund (December 27, 2006)
As Budget Shortfall Looms, County Executives Give Wish Lists to O'Malley (December 21, 2006)
Executive Contemplating Shake-Ups in County Government (December 21, 2006)
Van Hollen To Oversee Recruiting, Fundraising (December 20, 2006)
Council Freshmen Quick to Speak Up (December 17, 2006)
A Consensus That There's No Consensus (at Least Not Yet) on Growth (December 14, 2006)
Weast to Seek 7% Budget Increase (December 13, 2006)
Leggett Repeats Call For Gas Tax Increase (December 12, 2006)
Scenes of a Political Sea Change (December 7, 2006)
New Council President Seeks Freeze on Projects (December 6, 2006)
Councils, Executives Take Oaths Across Md. (December 5, 2006)
Duncan Leaves a Powerful Imprint on Montgomery (December 3, 2006)
State of County Fiscal Health -- a Mixed Economic Bag (November 30, 2006)
Leggett Dismisses More Top Officials (November 30, 2006)
Incoming Executive Fires Officials, Including County's Top Administrator (November 29, 2006)
Complaints Shelve Plan to Name New Library for Duncan (November 28, 2006)
In Transit, a Name for Silver Spring Hub (November 23, 2006)
Leggett Promises Smooth Transition for Government (November 19, 2006)
A Bluer State Legislature, But the Shift Is Muted (November 16, 2006)
Inaugural Ball to Ring In New Era of County Leadership (November 16, 2006)
For Leggett, Shaping New Administration (November 16, 2006)
The New Legislature: Left, Right or Center? (November 16, 2006)
Governor and U.S. Senate Losses Just the Tip of State GOP Collapse (November 9, 2006)
Democratic Voters in Washington Suburbs Solidify Their Power in Md., Va. Elections (November 8, 2006)
Cardin, Steele Differ on Health Care (November 5, 2006)
Debate Targets Death Penalty (November 4, 2006)
Last-Minute Push Polls Send Some Voters Over the Edge (November 3, 2006)
A Ballot Packed With Prime Posts (November 2, 2006)
As Lieutenant Governor, Steele Has Been Quiet in Dissent (November 1, 2006)
Debate Puts Steele on Defense (October 30, 2006)
Steele Uses Own Family Ties To Rebut Actor's Stem Cell Ad (October 28, 2006)
Cardin Takes Flak for Forgoing NAACP-Sponsored Debate in Charles (October 27, 2006)
Cardin, Steele Square Off in Televised Debate (October 26, 2006)
GOP Heavyweights Help With Steele's Fundraising (October 25, 2006)
In Md. Race, Groups Court 'Values Voters' (October 22, 2006)
State GOP Cries Foul Over Maryland Fund Ads (October 20, 2006)
Hoyer Remark 'Racist,' GOP's Steele Charges (October 18, 2006)
Steele Gets Some Help in His Corner as Boxing Promoter Tries to Attract Black Voters (October 17, 2006)
Race vs. Party (October 17, 2006)
Cardin Joined by Kerry In Crucial Pr. George's (October 16, 2006)
Opposition to Abortion Won't Affect Job, Steele Says (October 14, 2006)
Steele Takes a Head-On Jab at His Party (October 13, 2006)
Ehrlich Picks Up Business Endorsement; O'Malley Rolls Out Ad on Crime (October 11, 2006)
Cardin Airs Doubts About Voting System (October 6, 2006)
Debate No Longer in Debate (October 5, 2006)
Steele, Cardin Debate Draws Sharp Distinctions (October 4, 2006)
Ehrlich Mailer Alleging FBI Probe Denounced by O'Malley Camp (October 1, 2006)
Abrams Finds Opening to Run for Council (September 28, 2006)
Mfume Endorses Cardin, but Adds Caveat (September 28, 2006)
Democrats Dismiss Steele's Puppy Commercial (September 27, 2006)
At the Center of the Election Maelstrom (September 22, 2006)
Ehrlich Wants Paper Ballots For Nov. Vote (September 21, 2006)
Montgomery, Md. Officials Trade Barbs (September 19, 2006)
Ruling Restores PSC, Rebukes Lawmakers (September 15, 2006)
Leggett's Victory May Signal a Shift To Ease Growth (September 14, 2006)
Leggett Leads Race For County Executive (September 13, 2006)
Seniors, Women Hold Key To Election (September 10, 2006)
District 19 Democrats Don't Mind Selling Themselves as Twinkie Filler (September 7, 2006)
Democrats Escalate Debate On Effect of Donors' Funds (September 7, 2006)
Area Minorities Try to Expand Political Power, Involvement (September 2, 2006)
Va., D.C. Declare Storm Emergency (September 1, 2006)
Birchmere May Branch Into Silver Spring (August 31, 2006)
Back in Public, Duncan First Goes Back to School (August 29, 2006)
Council Rejects Ficker's Ballot Initiative (August 17, 2006)
Republican Ehrlich Highlights Ties to Democratic Pr. George's Executive (August 12, 2006)
Traffic Fuels Contrasts in Montgomery Race (August 9, 2006)
Artists Plan 'Paint-In' for Preservation Of Buildings on Crown Farm Property (August 3, 2006)
Back at the Drawing Board (August 3, 2006)
A Delegate Candidate Explains What Makes This Earmark a Good One (July 27, 2006)
Montgomery Taps Veteran to Chair Planning Board (July 26, 2006)
Montgomery Chooses Planning Chief (July 25, 2006)
In Montgomery, Personality Makes the Candidate (July 23, 2006)
Three on Council Back Former Agency Head to Return to Position (July 18, 2006)
Rights Groups Say Schaefer's Run Must End (July 17, 2006)
Workforce Housing Proposal Passes (July 12, 2006)
Steele to Report Strong Fundraising for Second Quarter (July 8, 2006)
Plan to Fire Commissioners Halted (July 8, 2006)
Key Montgomery Democrats Turn to O'Malley (July 7, 2006)
A Big Ad Buy From Back in the Senate-Race Pack (July 6, 2006)