By Adam Pagnucco. As Council Member Kristin Mink confronts a spate of crimes in her district and criticism over her calling a police district commander for assistance with a flat…
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Should MoCo Adopt Rent Control? Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s imagine that you are saving for retirement. As you are exploring investment options, you come across a fund that caps its rate of return. You could…
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Is Ranked Choice Voting Worth Millions?
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By Adam Pagnucco. As Montgomery County’s state legislators consider a bill that would enable ranked choice voting in the county, they should consider the fact that their Department of Legislative…
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Should MoCo Adopt Rent Control? Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Two sizeable jurisdictions in the Washington region have rent control. One of them is the District of Columbia, which has a rent control law with several exemptions. …
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Guest column by Steven Sellers Lapham. In his guest column, “MCPS is Failing to Protect Jewish Children,” Joel Rubin decries acts of antisemitism by young people. Our schools must be…
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Should MoCo Adopt Rent Control? Part One
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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…