By Adam Pagnucco. Many folks following county politics look at the county employee unions as a monolith. You should avoid that mistake. They have important differences based on budget, the…
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Glass’s TV Ad
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Evan Glass, who is running for county executive, has launched an ad that is running on connected TV and digital platforms. This ad follows ads…
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Friedson’s Third Mailer
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By Adam Pagnucco. Printed below is the third mailer by Council Member Andrew Friedson, who is running for county executive. Mail ballots are going out now, a critical point in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I broke the story that a Super PAC financed by the real estate industry had raised $1.2 million and begun spending on a negative TV…
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Burn Rates are Starting to Matter
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By Adam Pagnucco. When analyzing campaign finance reports, total receipts and total expenditures are factors that warrant obvious attention. But here is another one that counts a lot, especially now:…
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Glass’s First Mailer
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Evan Glass, who is running for executive, has sent his first mailer to voters. So far, I know of three mailers and a TV ad…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When public financing was passed in 2014, it was supposed to take interest group money out of our elections. Well, that has not happened. There are now…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I broke the news that the Affordable Maryland PAC, a Super PAC financed by the real estate industry, had placed a $232,000 TV ad buy against…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A coalition of developers, builders and other real estate interests has assembled $1.2 million in a Super PAC to play in this year’s elections. So far, the…
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Realtors Fight Tax Hikes
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS (GCAAR) has launched an advocacy campaign to oppose the tax increases now under consideration at the county council. They oppose…