By Adam Pagnucco. Moments ago, the county council voted on whether to place three charter amendments on the ballot that would change the council’s structure. An amendment authored by Council…
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By Adam Pagnucco. This morning, MoCo residents woke up to find two brand new items on the council’s agenda that were not present late last night. Both of them are…
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Council Drops Poison Pill on Nine Districts
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By Adam Pagnucco. In addition to placing at least one competing proposal on the ballot, the county council is about to adopt a tactic to defeat the proposed charter amendment…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Nine Districts for MoCo, a group that seeks to replace the current county council structure of 5 districts seats and 4 at-large seats with 9 district seats,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Minutes ago, Governor Larry Hogan issued an amended executive order preventing political subdivisions from closing or modifying the operations of schools. The governor issued this statement: The…
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By Adam Pagnucco. District 1 County Council Member Andrew Friedson has sent the letter below to county health officer Travis Gayles asking a series of questions about the county’s shutdown…
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What Will Happen to the County Council?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Conversations had been going on for a while, but when Nine Districts for MoCo announced that they had gathered 15,000 signatures for their charter amendment, things got…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Health Officer Travis Gayles has issued an order shutting down private schools for in-person instruction. The order includes but is not limited to “all private…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Nine Districts for MoCo, the group seeking to replace the current county council structure of 5 district seats and 4 at-large seats with 9 district seats, claimed…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Roughly a year after the Montgomery County Ethics Commission began receiving complaints about Chief Administrative Officer Andrew Kleine’s promotion of his book, the county has finally banned…