By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I wrote about MCPS’s practice of requiring that participants in some of its stakeholder groups sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) establishing confidentiality over information discussed in…
By Adam Pagnucco. Just imagine it. MoCo bureaucrats frolicking in an opulent palace. Amenities include a fitness center, a sauna, a hot tub, a basketball court, a bocce court, a…
Will There be Regions in MCPS?
By Adam Pagnucco. I have previously discussed MCPS’s ongoing academic programs analysis, a separate analysis from the school system’s two boundary studies which is intended to make recommendations on programs…
Wild Cards in the County Executive Race
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s happening a lot now. Nearly every day, someone will ask me to predict who will win next year’s county executive race. I get it, that race…
You Kill My Dog, I Kill Your Cat
By Adam Pagnucco. “You kill my dog, I kill your cat.” So wrote former Baltimore Sun reporter Mike Dresser fifteen years ago. Dresser was writing about state legislators killing each…
By Adam Pagnucco. Most Maryland State Senate elections involving incumbents are not really elections – they’re more like coronations. That’s because ambitious General Assembly candidates typically start out by running…
Four State Senators Endorse Friedson
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Andrew Friedson has announced endorsements from four State Senators for his campaign for county executive. They are Brian Feldman (D-15), Sara Love (D-16), Nancy King…
Is Viva White Oak Ready to Launch? Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One told a brief history of the Viva White Oak project. Part Two discussed the nature of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), which is being proposed to…
Challenger Enters District 16 Delegate Race
By Adam Pagnucco. District 16 has three incumbent delegates who are all expected to run for their current seats next year: Marc Korman (who was first elected in 2014) and…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One told a brief history of the Viva White Oak project. Part Two discussed the nature of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), which is being proposed to…