By Adam Pagnucco. As we stated in Part One, the IRS tracks the inflow and outflow of returns, exemptions and adjusted gross income (AGI) for all states and counties. Comparable…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As part of its campaign against Senate President Mike Miller, SEIU Local 500 has endorsed eleven State Senate candidates whom it believes will “change the leadership in…
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The Progressives’ Big Gamble
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the more remarkable things occurring in MoCo this cycle is the snowballing of progressive groups around District 3 County Council challenger Ben Shnider. Just look…
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Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. We have been printing a ton of posts about the economy on Seventh State, including discussions of our employment and income growth, our rate of business formation,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. That’s the title of the mailer sent out by Council District 1 candidate Meredith Wellington this week, which we reprint below. The remainder of Wellington’s message is…
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The View From 2007
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By Adam Pagnucco. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a newish county blogger and professor named David Lublin reached out to a then-young civic activist who…
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MCEA Endorses Council Incumbents
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents MCPS teachers, has endorsed four County Council Members running for reelection: Craig Rice (District 2), Nancy Navarro (District 4),…
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SEIU Local 32BJ Endorses in Maryland Races
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By Adam Pagnucco. SEIU Local 32BJ, a gigantic building services union stretching from New England to Florida, has announced endorsements in Maryland races. The local is not to be confused…
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By Glenn Orlin. In a recent piece in Seventh State it was argued that so-called “placeholder” projects have no place in the Montgomery County Public Schools capital program. But there…
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John Delaney Endorses Bill Conway
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By Adam Pagnucco. Congressman John Delaney has endorsed Council At-Large candidate Bill Conway. We are not aware of Delaney endorsing other county-level candidates. We reprint the Conway campaign’s press release…