By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has announced the results of her first investigation of issues concerning former MCPS Principal Joel Beidleman. Her press release states,…
Top Stories: November 2023
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in November 2023, ranked by page views. 1. Friedson Blasts CASA over Statement on Israel 2. MoCo Senators:…
Office Building Owners Cry Out for Help
By Adam Pagnucco. Besieged by rising office vacancy rates, depressed leasing activity and weak sales, a group of office building owners has commissioned a report showing a pending drop in…
Trone Pokes Alsobrooks on Criminal Justice
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is one of the biggest questions facing Team Trone in Maryland’s current U.S. Senate campaign. If it’s judged to be necessary, how can Trone possibly attack…
More on the Explosion in Juvenile Crime
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I wrote about data showing sharp increases in juvenile crime since the pandemic ended. That data along with pushback from prosecutors around the state has…
CASA’s Political Spending
By Adam Pagnucco. CASA, the Maryland-based immigrant rights group, has taken a lot of criticism over its statements about Israel for which it has now apologized. But that criticism has…
Teachers for Trone
By Adam Pagnucco. Congressman David Trone, who is running for U.S. Senate, has released a video advertising his endorsement by the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA). This is one of…
Kramer Bill Would Mandate People’s Counsel
By Adam Pagnucco. In the last two budget cycles, one of County Executive Marc Elrich’s priorities has been to restore the People’s Counsel, a position existing in county law that…
Trone Mailers: Abortion and Drug Prices
By Adam Pagnucco. So far, Congressman David Trone’s campaign for U.S. Senate has been characterized by early TV buys, early mail and an emphasis on issues including the opioid epidemic,…
Bureaucrats Beware
By Adam Pagnucco. Here are six words that no government bureaucrat wants to hear. “The inspector general’s office is calling.” Well, those words are going to be heard a lot…