By Adam Pagnucco. Rushern Baker, the former delegate, Prince George’s County executive and two-time candidate for governor, has opened a new campaign finance account. What’s he up to? First, Baker…
Politics
Biden Drops Out
By Adam Pagnucco. President Joe Biden has posted a letter on X stating that he is withdrawing from his reelection campaign. The story has been confirmed by the Washington Post,…
A Textbook Case for Special Elections
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote about allegations made by Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) Member Liza Smith concerning the committee’s recent delegate appointment in District 16, in which…
Raskin’s Letter to Biden
By Adam Pagnucco. Congressman Jamie Raskin has written a letter to President Joe Biden about the president’s decision on whether to stay in the race. The letter was first published…
By Adam Pagnucco. A potential hurdle to the passage of reduced term limits for the Montgomery County executive may have been removed. This increases the odds that County Executive Marc…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) appointed one of its own members, Teresa Woorman, to an open delegate seat in District 16. Under Maryland’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. Reardon “Sully” Sullivan, organizer of a ballot question effort to reduce county executive term limits from three terms to two, dropped off a batch of nearly 8,000…
Elrich Gets Personal With Sully
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich dislikes term limits. And he dislikes the lead organizer for term limits, former GOP executive candidate Reardon “Sully” Sullivan, even more. Sully unsuccessfully…
Pittman on Governing and the Law
By Adam Pagnucco. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman may be the most effective communicator among local government officials in Maryland. For example, check out his statement on police recruiting…
Term Limits Close to the Ballot (Updated)
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, we reported that the Committee for Better Government, a group organized by former Republican county executive candidate Reardon Sullivan, had submitted signatures to the Board…