By Adam Pagnucco. With the retirement of Senator Mike Miller, who ruled the Maryland Senate for decades, many stories are being told of his long tenure. This is one of…
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MoCo Gets the Vaccine
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Government has announced that it has received its first shipment of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The first doses are earmarked for county health staff engaged in…
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Who’s the Boss?
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the challenges of running the executive branch is to present a unified front to the public. The executive branch has thousands of employees and hundreds…
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What Happened to White Flint?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Ten years ago, White Flint was regarded as the future crown jewel of MoCo. With a shiny new master plan, a tax district for infrastructure and an…
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By Adam Pagnucco. On October 27, the county council overrode County Executive Marc Elrich’s veto of Bill 29-20, which mandates 15-year property tax breaks for developers at Metro stations. This…
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Methodology Note: Precinct Analysis
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By Adam Pagnucco. In coming days, I’ll be crunching precinct-level results from the 2020 general election. This post summarizes the methodological choices I made and I’ll refer back to it…
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Follow the Money
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By Adam Pagnucco. To understand the growing strains on MoCo’s pandemic-stricken budget, it helps to follow the money. Here is an example. Follow This Money Last spring, the county council…
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Franchot’s New Campaign Video for Governor
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By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot has released his first campaign video in his race for governor. He has also announced his hiring of the Tidemore Group, a political consulting…
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Dorfman Out at Liquor Monopoly
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By Adam Pagnucco. According to a mass email sent by Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Fariba Kassiri, Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) Director Bob Dorfman is leaving his position effective today. The…
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Trump vs Hogan: Votes by MoCo Town
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By Adam Pagnucco. In what amounts to an early Christmas for this number cruncher, the State Board of Elections has released precinct voting data for candidate races and ballot questions….