By Adam Pagnucco. Despite running inside the Democratic Crescent, the deep blue area that sent Jamie Raskin to Congress, Republican Council District 1 candidate Reardon “Sully” Sullivan is doing what…
Which Schools Will Close? Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s the question being asked throughout MCPS’s vast stakeholder community: which schools will close? That question is top of mind because of MCPS’s current process to consider…
Yang Runs Against Trump
By Adam Pagnucco. Council District 1 Democratic nominee Julie Yang is running a Facebook ad urging voters to send President Donald Trump a message by voting for her. I doubt…
Guest column by Peter Fosselman. As the County Council considers Bill 41-26—a proposal that would remove the owner‑occupancy requirement for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)— it is worth pausing to reflect…
By Adam Pagnucco. Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has issued a new report finding several problems inside the county’s Recreation Department (REC). Specifically, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found:…
By Adam Pagnucco. Defying a cascade of warnings from the real estate industry and decades of evidence on its failures, the county council passed a permanent rent control law in…
Is MCPS Losing Students to Private Schools?
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS blames a lot of its continuing enrollment drop on declining births in MoCo. However, that’s only part of what is impacting the district’s enrollment. Because while…
Fani-González Replies to GOP on Debates
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…
