By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, County Executive Marc Elrich and a majority of county council members announced that they were introducing competing rent control bills. Whether one favors it or…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In my first post on Council Member Will Jawando’s bill to prohibit many traffic stops, I wrote: “It will be interesting to see how the executive branch,…
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Top Stories: February 2023
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in February 2023, ranked by page views. 1. Mink Asked for Special Treatment from Police 2. Jawando and…
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County Unions Attack Jawando
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By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994 (MCGEO) and Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 35 have issued a statement attacking Council Member Will Jawando and his bill prohibiting many traffic…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In separate press releases, County Executive Marc Elrich and most members of the county council have announced their intent to introduce competing rent control bills. This sets…
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Are Crimes Against Society Being Enforced?
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By Adam Pagnucco. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines crimes against society as representing “society’s prohibition against engaging in certain types of activity and are typically victimless crimes.” …
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By Adam Pagnucco. Progressives might be cheering the Prince George’s County Council’s passage of rent control yesterday, but there’s a catch: the new law has some interesting wrinkles in it. …
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Glass vs. Jawando
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Members Evan Glass and Will Jawando were the top two vote-getters in the Montgomery County Democratic primary last year. Both are undeniably talented politicians who are…
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A Good Day for Transparency
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I wrote a column decrying the county council’s recent practice of picking planning board members behind closed doors and noting that they were once picked…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A coalition of progressive groups has assembled to support Council Member Will Jawando’s bill to limit traffic stops. The groups, who include Jews United for Justice, the…