By Adam Pagnucco. Last Thursday, the county council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee took up the county’s beleaguered grants program, a subject of mounting unhappiness among the local nonprofit…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized my methodology of consulting my source network on who they believe will most likely be the next county executive. Before we get into their…
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By Adam Pagnucco. With the passage of a ballot question reducing term limits for the county executive from three to two, County Executive Marc Elrich is ineligible to run for…
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Is Taylor Cleaning House at the Top?
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the biggest questions about newish MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor is when – or whether – he would replace MCPS’s top leadership team with his own…
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Poll: County Executive Race is Wide Open
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I reported on a poll of MoCo Democratic voters primarily concerning housing issues by Greater Greater Washington. Well, it turns out that they did not…
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The Gathering Storm
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By Adam Pagnucco. Presidential election years are normally sleepy ones in state and local politics. Sure, the identity of the president and control of Congress matter to Maryland and especially…
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The Fall of Elrich
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By Adam Pagnucco. As of this writing, roughly two-thirds of voters have approved a charter amendment prohibiting County Executive Marc Elrich from running for a third consecutive term. Elrich has…
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Term Limits TV Contracts
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By Adam Pagnucco. Prior to the election, I reported that the Committee for Better Government, which was advocating for a charter amendment reducing county executive term limits from three to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Many descriptors apply to the reaction of progressives at the prospect of renewed federal rule by Donald Trump. Anguish. Despair. Bewilderment. Dread. And then there is Council…
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Top Stories: October 2024
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in October 2024, ranked by page views. 1. Is This the Creepiest Get Out the Vote Mailer Ever?…