By Adam Pagnucco. Part One recounted how the county government cut sworn positions in the police department even as complaints about crime have grown. Today, let’s reveal this fact: county…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Amid a recent onslaught of shooting, stabbing, car theft, attempted kidnapping and homicide, concern about crime is rising and politicians are starting to pay attention. But here…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I wrote about how a large majority of the winning county candidates favor removing police from all or some traffic enforcement. But here is a problem…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Police traffic enforcement is a hot topic now. Consider this: Bethesda Beat reported the following from a recent online forum about traffic issues: Calling for more traffic…
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Is This Public Funding of Advocacy?
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By Adam Pagnucco. In 2019, the county council passed legislation to establish the Policing Advisory Commission (PAC), which is charged with advising the council on policing issues. The commission is…
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East County Politics Keeps on Rolling
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By Adam Pagnucco. A source called me this morning with a question I have not heard before. “Is it customary for Montgomery County politicians to visit homicide scenes?” I thought…
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Is MoCo Ready to Reimagine the Police?
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By Adam Pagnucco. “Reimagine the police” is a phrase that has been thrown around quite a bit in the last year, although its meaning has often been nebulous. County Executive…
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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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Collective Sloppiness
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, the county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) released a stunning report on collective bargaining between the county and Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 35….
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Two Negotiating Strategies, Two Outcomes
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By Adam Pagnucco. In justifying the county’s creation of a $4 million per pay period emergency pay liability, representatives of county government depict it as a good deal for taxpayers….