By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has just released the latest list of applicants for seats on the planning board. One of the two seats available is the chair, which…
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Dems vs Dems, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. Liza Smith, a member of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC), has filed a formal complaint with both the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Maryland…
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Is This MoCo’s Most Powerful Critic?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Imagine reading a series of tweets about Montgomery County that said the following. About the county’s new law requiring healthier drinks for kids in restaurants: “More over…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: GDP
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By Adam Pagnucco. In our prior post, we saw how our population growth has stalled – a trend that has also impacted D.C. and parts of Northern Virginia. Now let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) has struck again, telling the council that another one of their bills will hurt the economy. (They did this…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Population
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By Adam Pagnucco. In each post in this series, we are going to examine one key stat on Montgomery County’s economy. Let’s start with one of the measures that affects…
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Bring in the Moms
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s Sunday afternoon. Junior wants something. He wants it soooooo bad. He begs his parents to get it. Dad, who is busy watching the Nats tied with…
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Rice Withdraws
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a last-minute surprise, former Council Member Craig Rice has withdrawn from consideration for a special projects manager position in County Executive Marc Elrich’s office. The position,…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Introduction
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By Adam Pagnucco. I was a young man when I first heard political consultant James Carville utter one of the most famous lines in political history. Carville was a political…
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Another Reporter Leaves MoCo360
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By Adam Pagnucco. Apps Bichu, who has been a growth and justice reporter for MoCo360 since October 2022, announced her departure on Twitter today. She wrote: After spending half a…