By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando, who is arguably MoCo’s foremost champion of rent control and is running for county executive, is pressuring the City of Rockville to adopt…
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LIUNA Endorses Jawando for Executive
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Philadelphia/Baltimore/Washington Laborers’ District Council (PBWLDC), an affiliate of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), has endorsed Council Member Will Jawando for county executive. This…
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Perez and Trone Endorse Glass for Executive
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By Adam Pagnucco. Former Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez and former Congressman David Trone are endorsing Council Member Evan Glass for county executive. The twin endorsements have differing political…
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Elrich Wants to Tighten Rent Control
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By Adam Pagnucco. With MoCo’s multifamily construction market grinding to a halt – probably due in large part to its devastating rent control law – County Executive Marc Elrich has…
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Fire Fighters Endorse Friedson
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the first labor endorsement of the 2026 county executive primary, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1664 has chosen to support Council Member Andrew Friedson. I’m…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of Montgomery County’s passage of a new rent control law, the county has seen its multifamily construction market disappear. Will it ever recover? On…
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Top Stories: June 2025
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in June 2025, ranked by page views. 1. More Wild MCPS Boundary Maps 2. Parents Organize to Fight…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Since April, MCPS has been gathering data on community feedback for its boundary study and program analysis proposals. But so far, the responses it has received are…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Apple Ballot, wielded by the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), is one of the most valued endorsements in MoCo politics. It’s commonly bestowed on incumbent elected…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As I wrote yesterday, a war is being waged over control of the county government’s $8+ billion in pension and retiree health care funds. The combatants include…