By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced this series. Part Two examined total employment. Part Three examined private employment. Part Four examined establishments. Today, we look at wages paid. The U.S….
Elrich Gets Personal With Sully
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich dislikes term limits. And he dislikes the lead organizer for term limits, former GOP executive candidate Reardon “Sully” Sullivan, even more. Sully unsuccessfully…
MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced this series. Part Two examined total employment. Part Three examined private employment. Today, we look at establishments. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly…
Thomas Taylor’s Employment Contract
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has released the employment contract of its new Superintendent, Dr. Thomas Taylor. Liliana Lopez, MCPS’s public information officer, sent it to me within 13 minutes of…
By Adam Pagnucco. When Montgomery County passed rent control last year, its legislation did not cover municipalities. The Gaithersburg City Council wrote a letter of opposition to rent control before…
MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced this series. Part Two examined total employment. Today, we look at private sector employment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment…
Pittman on Governing and the Law
By Adam Pagnucco. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman may be the most effective communicator among local government officials in Maryland. For example, check out his statement on police recruiting…
Term Limits Close to the Ballot (Updated)
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, we reported that the Committee for Better Government, a group organized by former Republican county executive candidate Reardon Sullivan, had submitted signatures to the Board…
Top Stories: June 2024
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in June 2024, ranked by page views. 1. MCPS Reshuffles Central Office Ahead of New Superintendent 2. Principals…
By Adam Pagnucco. In one of the most discussed MCPS stories of 2021, a kindergarten student was traumatized by two police officers after he left his elementary school. The video…