By Adam Pagnucco. 2025 is now over, and praise be to that! Now it’s time for our annual awards column. Story of the Year: Change at MCPS This isn’t just…
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Top Stories, December 2025
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in December 2025, ranked by page views. 1. MoCo Revenues Crash and Burn 2. Facts, Not Fear, Should…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Due to an issue with our email service, this morning’s post on Montgomery County’s rent control law was not sent to many of our subscribers. Here is…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Rent control has proven to be an all-out disaster for Montgomery County’s multifamily construction market. With almost four quarters of rent control now in the books, average…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Editor’s note: After I drafted this post but before I published it, Bethesda Today wrote about this issue. You can read their coverage here. Starting in the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One covered the methodology of this series. Part Two covered total employment. Today, let’s look at data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on private…
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Can State Legislators Hold County Jobs?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, Maryland Matters reported on two state senators from Prince George’s County (Anthony Muse and Ron Watson) coming under fire for holding jobs with county agencies. Watson…
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CASA in Action Announces Endorsements
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By Adam Pagnucco. Immigrant advocacy group CASA in Action, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit which describes 501(c)(3) nonprofit CASA, Inc. as a sister organization, has released a set of endorsements for Montgomery…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The debate over the fate of Wootton High School is one of the hottest discussions in the county right now. MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor has floated the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association (MCVFRA) are in a dispute of significant importance to public safety:…