By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers in MCPS, has announced its support for four local bills introduced by Montgomery…
MoCo’s Economy is Falling Behind: Real GDP
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing…
Taylor Explains the Boundary Study
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor has released a video explaining the school district’s new boundary study. The study, which will cover roughly three-quarters…
MoCo’s Economy is Falling Behind: Population
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing…
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, officials with the State of Maryland and Montgomery County have expressed concerns over the impact of the incoming Trump administration on…
How Well Did Hogan Do?
By Adam Pagnucco. Former Governor Larry Hogan was undoubtedly the strongest choice by the GOP to run against Democratic nominee Angela Alsobrooks for the U.S….
MCPS’s Troubling Literacy and Math Scores
By Adam Pagnucco. Last fall, MCPS released its spring 2024 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) results by school. For the first time my sources can…
Jawando’s Federal PAC: Asset or Liability?
By Adam Pagnucco. Attainable housing. MCPS. Crime. Impact taxes. Building energy performance standards. Grants. Pending budget issues, some of which will be coming from the…
By Adam Pagnucco. In a brand new six-year fiscal plan, the county government’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reports that the county is projecting…
Will the Council Let the Milk Spoil?
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this week, I wrote about the prospect of a political food fight at the county council originating in its election of…