By Adam Pagnucco. The superintendent’s recommended budget is the first public step in MCPS’s operating budget process. The recommended budget for FY25 can be found here. Here are five interesting…
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MCPS Hires Durso as Acting Chief of Staff
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By Adam Pagnucco. With the departure of Chief of Staff Brian Stockton, MCPS is bringing in a familiar name to replace him, at least for now: former Board of Education…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Danielle Gaines, the editor in chief of Maryland Matters, has announced that she is stepping down from her position near the end of this month. States Newsroom,…
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Top Stories: December 2023
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in December 2023, ranked by page views. 1. Three Years Without White’s Ferry 2. Navarro’s MCPS Pay Revealed…
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By Adam Pagnucco. If there is a sacred cow in MoCo politics other than public schools, it’s probably the Agricultural Reserve. Its creation was listed by my panel of county…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, County Executive Marc Elrich told the county council that Council Member Will Jawando’s bill to require provision of menstrual products in public accommodations would be…
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A Travesty of Justice
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By Adam Pagnucco. It was a chilly and rainy night in December, more than a year ago, when a former planning board member leveled shocking allegations against his former chair. …
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Political Awards, 2023
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s a brand new year and you know what that means – a political awards column for the year that was. Here are Montgomery Perspective’s political awards…
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How the County Spends Your Money: Long Term
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One looked at the change in expenditures by department, agency and broad function between the FY23 and FY24 approved budgets. Part Two looked at those changes…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In one of the last loose ends from the 2022 blow-up of the planning board, Park and Planning has settled a lawsuit filed by former Planning Director…