By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we reviewed County Executive Marc Elrich’s critique of MCPS’s measurement of class size. In Part Two, we listed the kinds of class size estimates…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday was the deadline for candidates to file their Annual 2026 campaign finance reports. It’s an important moment in this election season as candidates show their financial…
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Council Staff Warns on Dire Economy
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a recent budget memo, the county council’s central staff warned the council about mounting trouble in the county’s economy. That trouble is now spilling over into…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Regular readers know I often criticize County Executive Marc Elrich’s performance in office. (No, I am not going to follow that statement with dozens of hyperlinks to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Previously, we reviewed County Executive Marc Elrich’s critique of how MCPS measures class size. The question is ripe for consideration because MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor is justifying…
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We Have the Tools For Safer Crisis Response
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Guest column by Montgomery County Councilmember Dawn Luedtke. On December 15, two mental health clinicians who work for the County responded to a call in which the subject threatened their…
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Uy Loans Himself $85,000 to Fight Gino
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By Adam Pagnucco. Sheriff Max Uy, in a desperate attempt to ward off MCGEO President Gino Renne’s effort to drive him from office, has loaned his campaign $85,000. Will it…
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By Adam Pagnucco. We have previously seen how the county’s disastrous experiment with rent control has caused a 96% collapse in multifamily residential permits, nearly destroying the county’s ability to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Class size. It’s one of the key phrases in MoCo politics. Whenever school funding comes up, the subject of class size is raised right along with it. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, which represents most county employees outside of MCPS, has filed a grievance against the county after two of its members were attacked during…