By Adam Pagnucco. This new county council is a fascinating bunch. It took them one day – just one! – to kick off a whole lot of controversy over how…
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Want to Join the Planning Board?
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has begun its process to pick permanent planning board members to replace its current temporary board. The council is not filling the chair position…
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A Legacy to Remember
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has released videos celebrating the legacies of departing Council Members Tom Hucker, Nancy Navarro, Craig Rice and Hans Riemer. These council members are right…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The new county council has announced its committee structure for the next four years. It was devised by Council President Evan Glass in consultation with the rest…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Three former planning board members have written to the county executive, the county council and the county’s state legislators deploring Senator Ben Kramer’s power grab bills, which…
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Will MoCo Get Rent Control?
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of County Executive Marc Elrich’s inauguration speech, in which he vowed to pass rent control, it’s reasonable to ask whether the county council would…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Whether you like him or not, give credit to County Executive Marc Elrich for this: he says exactly what he thinks. Whereas other politicians speak in bland…
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Self-Appointment Ban Advances at MCDCC
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By Adam Pagnucco. A proposal to ban self-appointments to state legislative office by the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) advanced yesterday. This indicates growing momentum in favor of this…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s delegation of state legislators has come out swinging against a proposal by WMATA to reinstate turnbacks on the Red Line. The turnbacks, which terminated some…
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Rebels Assemble to Challenge the Empire
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By Adam Pagnucco. Liza Smith and Nathan Feldman, both members of the Montgomery Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC), have publicly announced their opposition to the common practice of central committee members…