By Adam Pagnucco. District 2 County Council Member Marilyn Balcombe, who is running for her second term, has sent out two mailers during the general…
Yang’s Final Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. Board of Education Member Julie Yang, who is the Democratic nominee for the Council District 1 seat, has sent out her final…
Is it Legal to Lie During Elections?
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, a Super PAC opposing State Question 3 sent out a mailer implying that Governor Wes Moore and several other prominent…
Guest column by Becca Silverman in response to “Which Schools Will Close? Part Two: Rockville.” While Which Schools Will Close? Part Two: Rockville raises important…
The Most Outrageous Mailer of the Cycle
By Adam Pagnucco. Like you, I have seen a lot of political mail in my time. Some of it tells the truth, some of it…
MCPS Claims Major Gains
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS is claiming major gains in school performance under the state’s star rating system, which rates schools from 1 to 5 stars…
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council’s pending tax credit bill for MCPS employees has a price tag currently projected at $25-30 million a year. That’s…
Another Pro-State Question 3 Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. Fight Back MD, a ballot issue committee primarily funded by the AFSCME Working Families Fund, has sent out a new mailer advocating…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last spring, the county council passed a gimmick-ridden, Kicking the Can operating budget that spawned a $293 million structural deficit for next…
Fani-González’s General Election Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. Council President Natali Fani-González is one of the few local Democratic candidates who is sending out general election mail. (I previously printed…
