By Adam Pagnucco. If you thought that the resignation of Superintendent Monifa McKnight meant an end to MCPS’s leadership issues, you thought wrong! That’s because the person the school board…
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Top Stories: January 2024
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in January 2024, ranked by page views. 1. Teachers Union: School Board “Appears Justified in Seeking Superintendent’s Resignation”…
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Crime Keeps Rising
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By Adam Pagnucco. Another round of crime data that has been assembled for the county council shows something that will surprise no readers of Montgomery Perspective: crime is up for…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Early reaction to the resignation of MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight has begun to pour in. Much of the first batch of official quotes has already been summarized…
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McKnight is Out
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight has resigned and Chief Operating Officer Brian Hull will now serve as acting superintendent. Statements from the school board and McKnight appear below. …
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Fundraising Master Class: Jeff Waldstreicher
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote about 2023 fundraising by MoCo’s state legislators and one of them stood out: District 18 Senator Jeff Waldstreicher. Let’s study his fundraising. Waldstreicher is…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Baltimore unit of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), an agency of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has accused the Montgomery County Circuit Court of ignoring…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Citing a section of county code that I have never seen put to use before, two council members – Dawn Luedtke and Evan Glass – have proposed…
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Trone Claims Double Digit Lead
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By Adam Pagnucco. Congressman David Trone, who is running for U.S. Senate, has released an internal polling memo claiming that he has a double digit lead over Prince George’s County…
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Fundraising Master Class: Andrew Friedson
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote about 2023 fundraising by county elected officials and there was only one story worth mentioning: the titanic total raised by Council Member Andrew Friedson. …