By Adam Pagnucco. The county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) is the council’s in-house think tank. Its responsibilities include regularly issuing deep dive reports on policy issues of interest…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One covered the methodology of this series. Part Two looked at total employment. Part Three examined federal government employment. Part Four reviewed private sector employment. Now…
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Is the MCPS Budget in Trouble?
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By Adam Pagnucco. So far, this summer has been a season of doom at MCPS. Confronted with the county council’s failure to fully fund the school board’s budget request, Superintendent…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One covered the methodology of this series. Part Two looked at total employment. Part Three examined federal government employment. Now let’s look at private sector employment….
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One covered the methodology of this series. Part Two looked at total employment. Now let’s look at federal government employment. No one reading this column would…
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MoCo vs the Region in 2025: Total Employment
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One covered the methodology of this series. Let’s get started by looking at data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on total employment in the…
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MoCo vs the Region in 2025: Introduction
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By Adam Pagnucco. New preliminary numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for employment, establishments and wages paid are in for local jurisdictions for 2025. This is the…
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This is Why the County Needs Reserves
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By Adam Pagnucco. When the county council discusses the county’s operating budget, they often refer to reserves and structural deficits. At times, those topics sound like gobbledy-gook from pointy-headed budget…
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Top Stories, June 2026
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in June 2026, ranked by page views. 1. State Board of Elections Wants “Detailed Written Explanation” from Jawando…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Like many other places, Montgomery County has seen a rash of antisemitic incidents in recent years, especially following the October 7 attack in Israel and the ensuing…