By Adam Pagnucco. Drew Morrison, who once worked for former District 1 Council Member Roger Berliner and is now the Senior Policy Advisor for Planning and Project Development at the…
Politics
By Adam Pagnucco. A new group of elected officials has endorsed Council Member Andrew Friedson for county executive. They include State’s Attorney John McCarthy, Board of Education Member Rita Montoya,…
Solomon Announces for Council At-Large
By Adam Pagnucco. Radio host and producer Steve Solomon has announced that he is running as a Democrat for council at-large. With incumbents Evan Glass and Will Jawando running for…
Five Findings From the New Maryland NOW Poll
By Adam Pagnucco. The Baltimore Banner and Maryland Matters have previously covered a new statewide poll released by Maryland NOW, focusing on Governor Wes Moore’s softening poll numbers. That’s interesting,…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council at-large candidate Scott Goldberg, who is using public campaign financing, has claimed to qualify for public matching funds. Let’s explain how this works. Candidates in the…
By Adam Pagnucco. Former council candidate Sharif Hidayat has established a traditional campaign committee to run in Council District 7. He is targeting incumbent Dawn Luedtke, who is running for…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Renters Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit financed in part by county government, has sent out an email blasting the Rockville City Council for refusing to…
Rockville Rejects Rent Control Again
By Adam Pagnucco. In a 5-2 vote last night, the Rockville City Council decided not to pursue rent control. Mayor Monique Ashton and Council Members Kate Fulton, Barry Jackson, Marissa…
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…
LIUNA Endorses Jawando for Executive
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…