By Adam Pagnucco. A ghost of Christmas past, the ambulance fee, has returned to haunt Montgomery County government. In a story I recently retold, the county passed an ambulance fee…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) dropped a bombshell 4-page memorandum this morning: the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association (MCVFRA), which represents volunteer fire…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Sometimes, fixing one problem creates another. And sometimes, it takes a long time for the new problem to surface. So it is with the latest chapter in…
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Uy Fires Back at MCGEO
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By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this morning, I printed a press release by UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO alleging that the Sheriff’s Office had violated the Maryland Public Information Act along with…
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By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO is continuing to target Sheriff Max Uy over allegations of mismanagement and creating a toxic workplace. Its latest press release, issued yesterday, adds…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A document distributed widely inside the county’s volunteer fire fighter community shows that the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association (MCVFRA) is suffering significant financial problems. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this week, I wrote about a new county council memo outlining staffing problems in the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). This has been an escalating issue…
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Uy Blasts MCGEO
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By Adam Pagnucco. Sheriff Maxwell Uy, who has been targeted for defeat by MCGEO and accused by the union of misusing state child support funds, has hit back hard. In…
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By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, which represents employees of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, has alleged that the office has misused state funds intended for child support by…
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The Never Ending Headache of Police Staffing
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By Adam Pagnucco. In February 2023, I wrote about police staffing for the first time. Back then, I noted an escalating series of warnings issued by county council analyst Susan…