By Adam Pagnucco. As I have previously written, UNITE-HERE Local 25, which represents hotel and restaurant employees across the Washington region, has called for a boycott of the Montgomery County…
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Will Stop the Spend Get On the Ballot?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Stop the Spend, a ballot proposal by District 1 County Council candidate Reardon “Sully” Sullivan, would restrict the rate of spending growth in the county’s annual operating…
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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. 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…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One described the nature of independent expenditure (IE) entities and Super PACs, which may raise and spend unlimited sums on supporting and opposing candidates but are…
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Outside Money in the 2026 Primary, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, I discussed the nature of independent expenditure (IE) entities and Super PACs, which may raise and spend unlimited sums on supporting and opposing candidates…
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Outside Money in the 2026 Primary, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. In this year’s MoCo Democratic primary, public campaign financing was heavily used by county candidates. However, that did not reduce the influence of outside groups, who collectively…
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Are These Leads Holding?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last Thursday, I looked at three close races on election night. In the county executive race, Council Member Will Jawando led Council Member Andrew Friedson by 6,549…
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Will These Leads Hold?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Four years ago, I was working for county executive candidate David Blair. On primary election night (July 19), Blair held a 1,062 vote lead over incumbent Marc…
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The Challenge Ahead
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By Adam Pagnucco. The primary election is over. And since the winners of the Democratic primary have gone on to win all of MoCo’s state and county offices over the…