By Adam Pagnucco. I will begin this post with three statements. Montgomery County government has no idea how many housing units it has permitted prior to 2019. The director of…
Former Council Staffer Pays Up
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in March, I reported that Park and Planning had filed a civil suit against former county council staffer Carolyn Chen seeking payment for $19,190 in athletic…
Top Stories: July 2024
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in July 2024, ranked by page views. 1. Does this Assistant Principal Deserve Another Chance? 2. Rockville City…
Turnout in the 2024 Primary, Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One looked at voting mode by party in MoCo’s 2024 primary. Part Two looked at turnout rates by party and region. Part Three studied Democratic turnout…
Turnout in the 2024 Primary, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One looked at voting mode by party in MoCo’s 2024 primary. Part Two looked at turnout rates by party and region. Today we will study turnout…
Turnout in the 2024 Primary, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One looked at voting mode by party in MoCo’s 2024 primary. Today we will study turnout rates by party and county region. The chart below shows…
Turnout in the 2024 Primary, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. Precinct data for the 2024 primary election is out and we will be analyzing it over the course of several posts. Let’s start with turnout. The pie…
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has found “wasteful spending” in MCPS’s electric bus contract. The bus contract was initially lauded with praise two years ago,…
By Adam Pagnucco. Two years ago, Montgomery County passed legislation establishing building energy performance standards. Last year, the county passed legislation establishing rent control. Now, those laws are working at…
By Adam Pagnucco. One of the lingering questions about the scandal surrounding accused sexual harasser and former Principal Joel Beidleman is whether he received a post-employment agreement or other compensation…