By Adam Pagnucco. This question is two-fold. First, I asked the incumbents to describe their achievements in office. Second, I asked the challengers to describe what they would do differently…
Politics
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 two, is alleging that its…
Boards of Elections Comment on Creepy Mailer
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 soared to number one in…
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 or something. Recently, I received…
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 experience you have in overseeing…
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 an eight-person school board, all…
Uphill Battle for Term Limits Foes
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. Here are two problems. Fundraising…
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? Lynne Harris, At-Large (Incumbent): I…
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. The school board has now…
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 reader, addresses one such policy…