By Adam Pagnucco. The Committee for Better Government, which is advocating for a ballot question reducing term limits for the county executive from three to…
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Boards of Elections Comment on Creepy Mailer
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, our post about a creepy get out the vote mailer from a nonprofit spread like wildfire and, at this writing, has…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Like most of you, I get lots of political mail. Almost all of it encourages me to vote for or against someone…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has a $3.3 billion annual operating budget and a $1.9 billion six-year capital budget. Accordingly, I asked this: Question: Describe any…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has a $3.3 billion operating budget, employs more than 24,000 people and serves more than 160,000 students. It is overseen by…
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Uphill Battle for Term Limits Foes
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By Adam Pagnucco. The battle against a ballot question to reduce term limits for the county executive from three to two is not going well. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. This is the most sweeping question I asked. Question: What is MCPS’s biggest problem and what would you do to fix it?…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s $169 million electric bus contract has been marred by wasteful spending, litigation, poor performance and even criminality surrounding its original award. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS grading policy has changed over time, prompting concerns from some teachers and parents. This question, which was suggested by a long-time…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I reported that a Super PAC funded by the state teachers union planned to spend $134,995 on MoCo’s school board…