{"id":14106,"date":"2020-10-27T16:53:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T20:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/?p=14106"},"modified":"2020-10-31T13:25:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T17:25:12","slug":"non-profits-come-out-against-question-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/?p=14106","title":{"rendered":"Non-Profits Come Out Against Question B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Adam Pagnucco.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-profits have joined an expanding alliance against Robin Ficker’s anti-tax Question B that includes progressives, unions, business groups and all of MoCo’s county-level elected officials. The press release from Montgomery Neighbors Against Question B<\/a> appears below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact: Daniel Koroma
info@mocoagainstb.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AREA\u2019S TOP NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS JOIN OPPOSITION TO QUESTION B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From leading business groups to anti-hunger activists and local Democratic clubs, Montgomery County\u2019s community leaders agree on one thing: Ficker\u2019s Question B is a dangerous idea.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, October 26, 2020 — The cross-county coalition that burst onto the Montgomery County political scene earlier this fall with a scathing ad aimed at Robin Ficker\u2019s latest folly, Ballot Question B, now has a wide range of allies. The County\u2019s diverse nonprofit community has joined the call to oppose Question B and released a public statement with over 25 nonprofit signons. Their message is one of strong public services, a strong local economy, and fiscal responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Manna Food Center, a non-profit working to end hunger in Montgomery County, \u201cQuestion B represents a real threat to our ability to provide expanded services effectively to a growing population of residents who find themselves vulnerable to hunger. Now is not the time to self-impose measures that would stunt the county\u2019s ability to fund itself and Manna\u2019s ability to provide services to communities when they need us most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opposition to Question B is widespread across the Montgomery County non-profit community, with business groups uniting with labor, charitable organizations, and religious groups. \u201cNonprofits do their work in close partnership with County government.\u201d said Lesley MacDonald, Executive Director of Nonprofit Montgomery. \u201cQuestion B would severely restrict the County’s ability to support critical services. It would be harmful to the community, to nonprofits, and to those most in need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe nonprofit organizations that help to tie Montgomery County’s social fabric together and provide vital services for an increasing number of our residents understand that supporting Question B would be a bad decision\u201d said Hope Gleicher of Identity, a local non-profit that creates opportunities for Latino and other historically underserved youth. \u201cB undermines the county’s future and unnecessarily risks our fiscal health while we try to battle a global pandemic. The organizations on the front lines of that battle understand what’s at stake and we\u2019re proud to stand with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The addition of such a wide range of area organizations to the effort against Ficker’ proposal strengthens the opposition message: whether for public services, COVID recovery, the local economy or the County\u2019s coveted AAA bond rating, Question B is the worst possible idea for Montgomery County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To see the full list of Nonprofits that have signed onto the letter against B, click here<\/a>. You can also see the validator image of all organizations Against Question B here<\/a>. For additional information, please contact Daniel Koroma at info@mocoagainstb.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Adam Pagnucco. Non-profits have joined an expanding alliance against Robin Ficker’s anti-tax Question B that includes progressives, unions, business groups and all of MoCo’s county-level elected officials. The press release from Montgomery Neighbors Against Question B appears below. ***** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Daniel Koromainfo@mocoagainstb.org AREA\u2019S TOP NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS JOIN OPPOSITION TO QUESTION B … Continue reading Non-Profits Come Out Against Question B<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[286,134],"tags":[1032,2406,2324,1596,1539],"class_list":["post-14106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-robin-ficker","category-taxes","tag-ballot-questions","tag-non-profits","tag-property-taxes","tag-robin-ficker","tag-taxes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4mKJE-3Fw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14106"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14108,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14106\/revisions\/14108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}