By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando, who is running for county executive, now claims that he has enough contributions from in-county residents to qualify for public matching funds in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s an ancient school of thought in MoCo politics: run to the left and win. Given the local dominance of Democratic voters and progressive interest groups, that…
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Blair Endorses Friedson
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By Adam Pagnucco. Businessman David Blair, who lost the 2018 county executive Democratic primary by 77 votes and lost the 2022 county executive Democratic primary by 32 votes, has endorsed…
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Guest column by Linda Herman. A Montgomery Perspective post on June 24 questioned the pending move of the Montgomery County Employee Retiree Plans (MCERP) office from the Executive Office Building…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I wrote about a pending lease for the office used by the Montgomery County Employee Retirement Plans (MCERP), which administers the county government’s pension and…
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MCPS Loses Mahmoud vs Taylor Case
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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…