By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS once had school resource officers (SROs) stationed at high schools. Three years ago, County Executive Marc Elrich announced that he was removing SROs from schools despite…
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the biggest recent controversies at MCPS involves an effort by some parents to opt out of curriculum materials that they feel contradict their religious views. …
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State Board of Elections Fights Deepfakes
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By Adam Pagnucco. Deepfakes are phony images and videos created with artificial intelligence that spread false information, including about candidates and elections. WMAR-2 in Baltimore highlighted these two X posts…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I reported on a creepy mailer from a nonprofit urging people to vote by comparing their voter records to their neighbors. In a comment to me,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. This question is two-fold. First, I asked the incumbents to describe their achievements in office. Second, I asked the challengers to describe what they would do differently…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Committee for Better Government, which is advocating for a ballot question reducing term limits for the county executive from three to two, is alleging that its…
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Boards of Elections Comment on Creepy Mailer
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, our post about a creepy get out the vote mailer from a nonprofit spread like wildfire and, at this writing, has soared to number one in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a remarkable opinion column, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos – defending his decision to end endorsements in presidential elections – wrote that “Americans don’t trust the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Like most of you, I get lots of political mail. Almost all of it encourages me to vote for or against someone or something. Recently, I received…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has a $3.3 billion annual operating budget and a $1.9 billion six-year capital budget. Accordingly, I asked this: Question: Describe any experience you have in overseeing…