By Adam Pagnucco. Several astute readers noticed something interesting about last week’s post on Council Member Will Jawando’s fundraising email – it led to a website allowing contributions up to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce has announced that it is supporting Question A (Council Member Andrew Friedson’s tax limit charter amendment), opposing Question B (Robin Ficker’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. On August 5, I reported that a combination of developers and county employee unions had accounted for most of the Nine Districts for MoCo group’s financial support….
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Ballot Question Committee Scorecard
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By Adam Pagnucco. Over the last few weeks, a spate of political committees have formed to support or oppose the four charter amendments on the ballot. At this writing, six…
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How Will We Pay for This?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Confronting one of the worst recessions in its history, the MoCo government is projecting a loss of $190 million in revenue this fiscal year and over $1…
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By Adam Pagnucco. School board at-large candidate Lynne Harris, who blasted the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) for allegedly obstructing school reopening, has apologized. Harris issued the statement below on…
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Harris Blasts MCEA Over School Reopening
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By Adam Pagnucco. Silver Chips, the online newspaper for Blair High School, had quite a scoop yesterday. The newspaper asked school board at-large candidates Lynne Harris and Sunil Dasgupta for…
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Guest column by Dr. Sunil Dasgupta, Candidate for Montgomery County Board of Education At-Large. MCPS’s decision to start the 45 day clock on potentially reopening school buildings is premature. While…
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Guest column by Isiah Leggett. Since leaving public office after 12 years as County Executive in December of 2018, I have been doing some travelling (pre-COVID), enjoying my family, and…
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Real Deal Ethics Bills
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By Adam Pagnucco. The ethics scandal involving MoCo’s former Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) was a trying moment for the county government but it has produced a happy outcome: the introduction…