By Adam Pagnucco. Senator Ben Kramer’s bills setting up a potential transfer of Park and Planning’s functions to the executive branch are arguably the hottest topic in county politics right…
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Acevero’s Triumph
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2018, MCGEO employee Gabe Acevero was elected to the House of Delegates in District 39. Two years later, Acevero and his employer disagreed on the…
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The Empire Runs Out the Clock
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By Adam Pagnucco. At tonight’s meeting of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC), oligarchy has triumphed and democracy has been cast into the pit. Democrats across the county, take…
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Showdown at MCDCC Tonight
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By Adam Pagnucco. How hard is it to institute political reform? The answer is it’s really difficult, especially when a rag-tag band of rebels comes together to challenge a decades-old…
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Planner Pounds Power Grab
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By Adam Pagnucco. With the Park and Planning power grab bills now dominating county debate in the aftermath of Senator Ben Kramer’s explosion at the county council, let’s return the…
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Kramer Explodes at County Council
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By Adam Pagnucco. Senator Ben Kramer (D-19), sponsor of two bills potentially expanding the county executive’s authority over Park and Planning’s functions, attended a meeting of the county council to…
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MoCo’s New Political Order
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By Adam Pagnucco. From a historical perspective, the most remarkable thing about the passage of Thrive 2050 was not its contents, the pushback against it or its possible impact on…
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East County Politics Keeps on Rolling
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By Adam Pagnucco. A source called me this morning with a question I have not heard before. “Is it customary for Montgomery County politicians to visit homicide scenes?” I thought…
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Drama in Rockville, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, I quoted concerns about transparency, diversity and leadership decisions expressed by Council Members Kristin Mink, Will Jawando and Laurie-Anne Sayles in council session on…
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Drama in Rockville, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Normally, the process by which a new county council decides its leadership and committee structure features much back-room competition and no public dissent. Well, a new day…