By Adam Pagnucco. With the imminent retirement of long-time Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Gigi Godwin, the county chamber has announced its selection of D.C. chamber head…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Two months ago, I reported that MCPS had used a $105,000 emergency procurement contract to hire a crisis communications contractor to help it deal with the apocalyptic…
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What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the basic financial characteristics of WAMU. Part Two explained how corporate underwriting, WAMU’s second largest revenue source, collapsed after 2019. This was partially replaced…
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What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. What caused WAMU to implement layoffs and shut down DCist? Insights into these actions may lie in its published financial statements. Let’s get started. The chart below…
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Police Chief Goes to Work for MCPS
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones, who is retiring from his position at the police department, has been hired by MCPS as its new Chief of Security…
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What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. WAMU’s layoffs are the latest blow to local media coverage in the region. After an ominous email was sent to staff, the radio station announced that it…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A new poll by Public Policy Polling on Maryland’s U.S. Senate race shows Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks with 45% of the vote, former Governor Larry…
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Hogan Attacks Alsobrooks on Crime
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By Adam Pagnucco. Governor Larry Hogan has released a video attacking his U.S. Senate opponent, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, on her crime record. I don’t know if the…
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Term Limits Money Revealed
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last January, the Committee for Better Government – which is pushing for a charter amendment reducing county executive term limits from three to two – filed a…
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Term Limits Group Warns of Ballot Mischief
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Committee for Better Government, which is organizing on behalf of a charter amendment limiting the county executive to two terms, has issued a video warning of…