By Adam Pagnucco. Council at-large candidate Jeremiah Pope has claimed that he has qualified for public matching funds. If he’s right, it’s a mark of strength for his campaign. Let’s…
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County PTA Pushes Back on MCPS NDAs
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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…
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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…
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Will There be Regions in MCPS?
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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…
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Wild Cards in the County Executive Race
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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…
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You Kill My Dog, I Kill Your Cat
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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…
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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…
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Four State Senators Endorse Friedson
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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…
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Is Viva White Oak Ready to Launch? Part Four
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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…
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Challenger Enters District 16 Delegate Race
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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…