Guest column by Joel Rubin, Vice Mayor, Town of Chevy Chase. As the father of two multiracial Jewish daughters in the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) system, I am deeply…
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Mount Rainier Passes Rent Control
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a development sure to ripple across the region, the Prince George’s County municipality of Mount Rainier has passed a rent control ordinance. Who will be next?…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Members Will Jawando and Kristin Mink, who have long been concerned about police traffic stops, are introducing a bill to limit them on Tuesday. At this…
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A Time for Crime, Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s start applying what we learned this week to the county’s newest crime initiative – the executive’s proposed legislation to crack down on late night businesses. The…
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MCEA Wants a Ten Percent Raise
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) is holding a rally today with one specific purpose: to persuade MCPS to ask for enough funding to finance a ten…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Parts One and Two examined times of day for violent crime and property crime and found some differences. Violent crime is focused in the hours of 3…
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Marilyn Balcombe: Cast Vote Data
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By Adam Pagnucco. Marilyn Balcombe, the former president and CEO of the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce, won her Council District 2 primary easily. Coming off a respectable fifth-place finish in…
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A Time for Crime, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we explored the time pattern of violent crime and found that it was most prevalent in the afternoon and early night and was actually…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County has announced its intention to offer a $20,000 bonus to new sworn police recruits. The bonus was negotiated between the county government and Fraternal Order…
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Andrew Friedson: Cast Vote Data
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By Adam Pagnucco. I may have done a disservice to Council Member Andrew Friedson because I have written next to nothing about his reelection campaign. In truth, there was little…