By Adam Pagnucco. After the Montgomery County Council of PTAs and the Montgomery County Education Association came out against MCPS’s proposed region model, the Black and Brown Coalition for Educational…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, the Maryland Sierra Club quietly began endorsing federal and state incumbents for reelection. Many of them got the nod but some did not. Who made…
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Mink Confronts ICE
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Kristin Mink has posted video of what she describes as a confrontation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents behind a Prince George’s County…
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Are Soaring Pet Surrenders Causing a Crisis?
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By Adam Pagnucco. A recent Brookings Institution study revealed the damage caused by lost federal jobs and grants to MoCo’s economy as well as its neighbors. That damage will only…
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Good Luck Beating an Incumbent
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in March 2021, I wrote a column titled It’s Hard to Beat Incumbents. That’s one of the most basic premises of politics, but sometimes it gets…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In January, Superintendent Thomas Taylor moved to partially terminate MCPS’s problem-plagued electric bus contract. The contract, originally signed by one of Taylor’s predecessors (Jack Smith), was the…
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MCEA Opposes MCPS Region Model
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a huge development, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents MCPS teachers, has come out against the school district’s proposed region model. The model would…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this week, I wrote about a new county council memo outlining staffing problems in the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). This has been an escalating issue…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In his capital budget briefing of the school board on Tuesday, Superintendent Thomas Taylor revealed that he wants to see a public-private partnership (P3) redevelop MCPS’s headquarters…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando is running for county executive in the county’s public financing program, which requires candidates to rely on contributions from individuals of $500 or…
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