By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, a remarkable event is on the county council’s agenda: Council Member Will Jawando is scheduled to withdraw two bills, one phasing out the tip credit…
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Friedson’s New Engagement Tech
By Adam Pagnucco. Like me, many of you may have received a text from Council President Andrew Friedson on January 4. The text said: Hi, I’m Andrew Friedson, honored to…
A Travesty of Justice
By Adam Pagnucco. It was a chilly and rainy night in December, more than a year ago, when a former planning board member leveled shocking allegations against his former chair. …
By Adam Pagnucco. Senator Cheryl Kagan has filed an Open Meetings Act complaint against the Rockville Board of Supervisors of Elections. In the complaint, she alleges that the board excluded…
Jawando Launches a Federal PAC
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando has left Maryland’s U.S. Senate race but he has not left federal politics. On Friday night, he announced in a blast email that…
Elrich Says He is Running for Reelection
By Adam Pagnucco. Last Friday, County Executive Marc Elrich appeared on the Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi and engaged in a wide-ranging discussion touching on schools, guns, crime, zoning, economic…
What Should We Make of the Trone Poll?
By Adam Pagnucco. The release of a poll showing Congressman David Trone with a seven point lead over Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in the U.S. Senate race has…
Trone Claims Seven Point Lead
By Adam Pagnucco. Congressman David Trone has released an internal polling memo that claims he has a seven point lead over Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in the U.S….
Trone Pokes Alsobrooks on Criminal Justice
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is one of the biggest questions facing Team Trone in Maryland’s current U.S. Senate campaign. If it’s judged to be necessary, how can Trone possibly attack…
CASA’s Political Spending
By Adam Pagnucco. CASA, the Maryland-based immigrant rights group, has taken a lot of criticism over its statements about Israel for which it has now apologized. But that criticism has…