By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery Countians for Question A & Against Question B, a ballot issue committee headed by David Blair, has announced its first ad. The ad and accompanying press…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The state’s Office of Legislative Audits (OLA), which is part of the General Assembly’s Department of Legislative Services, is one of the most useful offices in all…
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By Adam Pagnucco. WorkSource Montgomery (WSM) is a non-profit designated by the county government as its workforce development organization. WSM helps match job seekers with employers through its job centers…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Former County Executive Ike Leggett sent us the following statement about this morning’s post on Question B and school funding. ***** Thanks to Seventh State for providing…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Residents for More Representation, a ballot issue committee co-chaired by Marilyn Balcombe and Michelle Graham, has released a video blasting Republicans for being behind Question D, the…
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Would Question B Harm Schools?
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the key claims made by some opponents of Question B (Robin Ficker’s latest charter amendment on taxes) is that it will harm schools by limiting…
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MoCo Not Moving to Phase 3 for Child Care
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Government has announced that it will not be moving to phase 3 for child care. Governor Larry Hogan announced last week that the state’s phase…
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Top Seventh State Stories, September 2020
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By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in September ranked by page views. 1. Free-For-All2. Why Montgomery County Ballot Questions B and D Are Truly Bad…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As MoCo faces a crippling financial shortfall projected at $190 million this year and a billion dollars over the next six years, the county council will be…
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Teachers Repond to Lynne Harris
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Guest blog by Grace Lovelace, David Stein and Kerrin Torres-Meriwether. Classroom educators in MCPS, such as ourselves, were disappointed by Board of Education candidate Lynne Harris’s comments to the Blair…