By Adam Pagnucco. Using U.S. Census data employed by the county council in its redistricting process, I was able to generate lists of the 25 precincts with the largest concentrations…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Kristin Mink has made national news for saying that “some Muslim families” are on “the same side of an issue as white supremacists.” Mink was…
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Jeff Zyontz’s Retirement Speech
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By Adam Pagnucco. Jeff Zyontz, who has been the acting chair of the planning board since October and was a long-time staffer at the county council and the planning department,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s show more geography of bullet voting in the council at-large primary. Today we will look at the Democratic Crescent and Rockville. The Democratic Crescent, comprised of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One showed bullet votes in the council at-large primary overall with a bit of detail in Congressional District 8. Now let’s get into the geography of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s review The Waldstreicher Doctrine. It’s a perspective on multiple seat races initially shared with me by District 18 delegate candidate Jeff Waldstreicher in 2006 (an election…
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Top Stories: May 2023
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in May 2023, ranked by page views. 1. MCEA Crashes Council Meeting, Demands Full Funding 2. MCEA: Council…
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What Happened to These State Bills?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Over the last several months, I wrote about a few state bills that have since been resolved in the most recent session of the General Assembly. Let’s…
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Trone’s First Two Mailers
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By Adam Pagnucco. Just weeks after his announcement for U.S. Senate and a year out from next year’s primary, Congressman David Trone has already sent out two mailers. I live…
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Fact Checking Elrich, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s resume evaluating Elrich’s pushback on the council over its recently passed FY24 budget. On school spending Elrich took two tracks on school spending. First, he remarked…