By Adam Pagnucco. It’s happening, folks: the Baltimore Banner has announced that it is expanding to cover Montgomery County. We have seen this coming for a while. In March, I…
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By Adam Pagnucco. My post on MCPS’s Insane School Boundaries is rapidly becoming one of the most-read posts in the two-and-a-half year history of Montgomery Perspective (and my nearly 20…
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MCPS’s Insane Boundary Maps
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has begun releasing option maps for new high school and middle school boundaries in accordance with its ongoing boundary study. And some of these maps will…
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Don’t Leak! Or MCPS Might Sue
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has been using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to protect information distributed in some of its activities. More than two weeks ago, I sent MCPS a list of…
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Moody’s Downgrades Prince George’s County
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By Adam Pagnucco. Moody’s has downgraded Prince George’s County from Aaa, its highest rating, to Aa1. The Washington Post has reported that Standard & Poor’s and Fitch are still assigning…
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By Adam Pagnucco. UNITE HERE Local 25, which represents hotel, restaurant and casino employees in the Washington region, has called for a boycott of the Montgomery County Conference Center. The…
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Is Jawando the Front Runner?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando declared for county executive on Wednesday night and was joined by County Executive Marc Elrich, Council Members Kristin Mink and Laurie-Anne Sayles and…
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Teachers Declare Victory
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By Adam Pagnucco. David Stein, president of the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), has released a video on X declaring victory over the county council’s passage of a huge budget…
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Jawando Launches Campaign for Executive
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last night, Council Member Will Jawando held his campaign kickoff event for county executive. Jawando joins Council Member Evan Glass and Celeste Aroha in the race. Jawando’s…
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Pittman on Deck to Lead Maryland Democrats
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By Adam Pagnucco. According to an email from Maryland Democratic Party Chair Ken Ulman, he is stepping down and his likely successor will be Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman. …