By Adam Pagnucco. Make no mistake: running for school board is TOUGH. The MoCo school board has two at-large seats, five district seats and one seat elected by MCPS students. …
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How is MoCo Doing on Pedestrian Safety?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Pedestrian safety is arguably THE hottest issue in MoCo government right now. With several recent high profile pedestrian deaths and residents swarming a county council meeting on…
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MoCo’s Moratorium Madness
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County government is currently plagued by a $100 million operating budget shortfall and a shrinking capital budget. So what is the county doing to revitalize…
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Affordable Housing Spat: Who’s Right?
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich and his biggest critic, Council Member Hans Riemer, are feuding once again. This time, the subject is affordable housing. Elrich says his new…
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Alsobrooks Brags About Beating MoCo
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a blast email sent today, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks bragged about a recent Washington Post story showing her county pulling ahead of Montgomery County…
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Grading the County Council
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By Adam Pagnucco. Regular readers know my views on the administration of County Executive Marc Elrich by now, but let’s turn to an equally important entity: the Montgomery County Council….
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MoCo Political Awards 2019
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By Adam Pagnucco. The year 2019 is in the books and it’s time for some political awards, both good and bad. Buckle up! Best Freshman Elected Official (County): District 1…
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Floreen Certified for Ballot
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive candidate Nancy Floreen has announced that she has been certified for the ballot by the county’s Board of Elections. Following is her press release. FOR…
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LIUNA’s Endorsement of Hogan is a Big Deal
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By Adam Pagnucco. In politics, it’s an iron law that unions always endorse Democrats, yeah? Labor is known for supplying money and manpower to the Democratic Party in an alliance…
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Floreen Claims More Than 20,000 Signatures
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Nancy Floreen is claiming that she has obtained 20,343 signatures in her effort to get on the ballot as an independent candidate for Executive. That…