By Adam Pagnucco. Governor Larry Hogan has decided not to repeat the state’s use of a mail-predominant election that was adopted for the primary. Instead, citing the problems with mail…
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Council Puts Elrich on the Spot Over Kleine
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Council has issued the statement below about Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Andrew Kleine. Kleine, who is the highest ranking manager in county government and…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last night, The Grille at Flower Hill, a restaurant in Gaithersburg, posted a complaint on Facebook about the county’s health department enforcing the county’s social distancing and…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Andrew Kleine, the county’s Chief Administrative Officer and the highest-ranking non-elected employee of the county, has admitted to violating two provisions of the county’s ethics law and…
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Top Seventh State Stories, June 2020
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By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in June ranked by page views. 1. Repeal the Linda Lamone for Life Law2. Baltimore City’s Election Has a…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Delegate Gabriel Acevero (D-39) has told the New York Times that he was fired from his position at MCGEO, the union that represents most non-MCPS county employees,…
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By Marilyn Balcombe. The premise of the petition drive by Nine Districts for MoCo is that the current structure of the Montgomery County Council does not allow for fair representation…
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Hogan’s Shift and Shaft
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a long-expected move, Governor Larry Hogan has submitted a long list of state budget cuts to the Board of Public Works. Cuts to state employee salaries…
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The Return of Saqib Ali
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By Adam Pagnucco. This is a good day for Seventh State, MoCo political junkies, and anyone who loves a great fight. That’s because one of the all-time cage-shakers of MoCo…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Talbot County is one of the best vacation spots on the entire East Coast. Visitors can enjoy excellent restaurants, superb art galleries and museums, great shopping, boating…