By Adam Pagnucco. In one of the most discussed MCPS stories of 2021, a kindergarten student was traumatized by two police officers after he left his elementary school. The video…
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MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the framework of this series. Now let’s start with total employment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)…
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MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program released its preliminary estimates for county employment in 2023. The program…
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Should Biden Drop Out?
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By Adam Pagnucco. President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance last week demoralized Democrats and caused many to ask whether he should withdraw from the race. Accordingly, I asked my source…
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What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the basic financial characteristics of WAMU. Part Two explained how corporate underwriting, WAMU’s second largest revenue source, collapsed after 2019. This was partially replaced…
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MoCo Chamber Announces New Leader
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By Adam Pagnucco. With the imminent retirement of long-time Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Gigi Godwin, the county chamber has announced its selection of D.C. chamber head…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Two months ago, I reported that MCPS had used a $105,000 emergency procurement contract to hire a crisis communications contractor to help it deal with the apocalyptic…
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What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the basic financial characteristics of WAMU. Part Two explained how corporate underwriting, WAMU’s second largest revenue source, collapsed after 2019. This was partially replaced…
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What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. What caused WAMU to implement layoffs and shut down DCist? Insights into these actions may lie in its published financial statements. Let’s get started. The chart below…
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Police Chief Goes to Work for MCPS
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones, who is retiring from his position at the police department, has been hired by MCPS as its new Chief of Security…