By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I printed a letter from the Montgomery County Republican Party to Council President Natali Fani-González requesting that the council change the county’s public campaign financing law…
Do You Want to Work for Jawando?
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando, the Democratic nominee for county executive, is not yet ensconced on the second floor of the executive office building. That’s not stopping him…
Wells Hits the Mailbox
By Adam Pagnucco. Defying claims by Democrats that her campaign is not viable, GOP county executive candidate Esther Wells showed up in MoCo mailboxes this week. She mailed two pieces…
Trumpflation
By Adam Pagnucco. Every one of you who pays for gas knows this: the price of gasoline has shot up since President Donald Trump launched his war on Iran in…
Should Maryland Resurrect Pterodactyls?
By Adam Pagnucco. State Question 3, which would amend the state’s constitution to overturn a judicial decision on Maryland congressional district boundaries, is the top priority of Maryland’s Democratic Party. …
Pro-State Question 3 Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, mailers promoting State Question 3 began arriving in mailboxes across Maryland. State Question 3 is a constitutional amendment that would repeal a 2022 state court…
By Adam Pagnucco. Imagine holding a high profile event with thousands of attendees and seeking insurance coverage. Then, with less than a month to go, your insurance broker tells you…
Dueling Mailers in Council District 1
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I reported on a negative mailer sent out by Republican Council District 1 candidate Reardon “Sully” Sullivan targeting his Democratic opponent, Julie Yang. Last week,…
MCPS’s Huge Health Care Hole
By Adam Pagnucco. Last year, I published a startling fact: MCPS was running a $58 million deficit in its fund that pays for employee and retiree health care, an amount…
Jawando Bill Expands Political Appointments
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County government hires the vast majority of its employees through its merit system, which is insulated from direct participation by elected officials. However, a relative handful…
