By Adam Pagnucco. As nearly everyone expected, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against MCPS in the Mahmoud vs Taylor case on a 6-3 vote. The court released its opinion today….
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By Adam Pagnucco. The staff union representing employees of CASA, the immigrant rights nonprofit based in Hyattsville, MD, has launched an online petition supporting its negotiations for a new collective…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in November 2023, I reported on a federal lawsuit filed by America First Legal on behalf of plaintiffs Matthew Foldi and Bethany Mandel. America First Legal…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a fire-breathing press release and an equally incendiary letter, UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO has launched an effort to defeat first-term Sheriff Maxwell “Max” Uy in next…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council at-large candidate Jeremiah Pope has claimed that he has qualified for public matching funds. If he’s right, it’s a mark of strength for his campaign. Let’s…
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County PTA Pushes Back on MCPS NDAs
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I wrote about MCPS’s practice of requiring that participants in some of its stakeholder groups sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) establishing confidentiality over information discussed in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Just imagine it. MoCo bureaucrats frolicking in an opulent palace. Amenities include a fitness center, a sauna, a hot tub, a basketball court, a bocce court, a…
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Will There be Regions in MCPS?
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By Adam Pagnucco. I have previously discussed MCPS’s ongoing academic programs analysis, a separate analysis from the school system’s two boundary studies which is intended to make recommendations on programs…
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Wild Cards in the County Executive Race
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s happening a lot now. Nearly every day, someone will ask me to predict who will win next year’s county executive race. I get it, that race…
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You Kill My Dog, I Kill Your Cat
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By Adam Pagnucco. “You kill my dog, I kill your cat.” So wrote former Baltimore Sun reporter Mike Dresser fifteen years ago. Dresser was writing about state legislators killing each…