By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I reported that MCPS was planning a massive school boundary review that will affect roughly three quarters of the district’s high schools and middle schools. …
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MCPS “Error” Could Cost Taxpayers Millions
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor has released his first recommended capital budget and it contains this admission: An “error” made by MCPS in applying for state aid could…
By Adam Pagnucco. At-large school board candidate Rita Montoya, who is challenging incumbent Lynne Harris, has released a list of endorsements. Her press release is reprinted below. Note: I don’t…
Term Limits Group Spends on TV
By Adam Pagnucco. The Committee for Better Government, which is working to pass a ballot question reducing term limits for the county executive from three to two, has filed a…
Business and Labor Groups Sue MoCo
By Adam Pagnucco. A coalition of business and labor groups has filed suit in federal court against Montgomery County over Bill 13-22, nicknamed by opponents as “the electrocution bill.” The…
Term Limits Group Releases Ad
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, has released an ad…
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this week, WJLA-TV posted a startling article claiming that the school board had approved a multi-million dollar diesel bus contract in closed session. Here’s the problem:…
By Adam Pagnucco. In the last fiscal year, Montgomery County issued more than 300,000 speed and red light camera citations. And guess what? There could be a whole lot more…
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in March, I ran a series showing answers to a 7-question questionnaire for school board candidates. That questionnaire was sent to candidates running in the primary…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the premise of this series: the use of cast vote records to examine partisan differences in voting in the 2024 school board primary. Part…