By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, Delegate Kumar Barve, chair of the House Environment and Transportation Committee, warned the county council not to pass a version of a zoning text amendment…
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MoCo Republicans in Free Fall
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s Republican Party is in free fall. Consider the following five facts, all derived from data provided by the State Board of Elections. 1. While the…
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Top Seventh State Stories, February 2021
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By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in February ranked by page views. 1. Raskin Chief of Staff Writes About Attack on the Capitol2. MoCo Solar…
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Brandy’s Bonkers Bucks
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last weekend, returning county council candidate Brandy Brooks announced her new campaign for an at-large seat and she is out FAST from the gate. Why do I…
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MoCo Turnout 2020: Party Splits
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By Adam Pagnucco. Eighty percent of MoCo voters turned out in the 2020 general election, about average for a presidential year. In splicing the data, I did not find large…
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Brandy Brooks is Back
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of 2018’s most talented county council candidates is back: Brandy Brooks. Her announcement that she is running again for an at-large county council seat effectively kicks…
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Raskin Wants a Showdown with Trump
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By Adam Pagnucco. Congressman Jamie Raskin, the U.S. House of Representatives’ lead impeachment manager in the trial of former President Donald Trump, has invited Trump to testify in his trial….
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Riemer Attacks the Police Union
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By Adam Pagnucco. Several months ago, Council Member Hans Riemer requested that the council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) research the county’s administration of its collective bargaining agreements with the…
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Top Seventh State Stories, January 2021
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By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in January ranked by page views. 1. Raskin Chief of Staff Writes About Attack on the Capitol2. Are Maryland…
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Can Andy Harris be Defeated?
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By Adam Pagnucco. With a majority of Democratic state legislators calling on him to resign and former Delegate Heather Mizeur, now an Eastern Shore resident, announcing a run against him,…