By Adam Pagnuccco. Montgomery County health officer Travis Gayles just issued a new order rescinding his recent order shutting down MoCo private schools for in-person instruction. Gayles’s new order states,…
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Private Schools Caught in Elrich-Hogan Feud
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last November, I wrote about the growing feud between Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Governor Larry Hogan. Back then, the issues were the governor’s proposed Beltway…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Maryland Secretary of Health Robert Neall has responded to Montgomery County’s new order shutting down private schools for in-person instruction. In a memo to the state’s health…
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Top Seventh State Stories, July 2020
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By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in July ranked by page views. 1. Restaurant: My Staff Will Not Wear Face Masks2. MCEA: MCPS Reopening Plan…
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MoCo Shuts Down Private Schools – Again
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By Adam Pagnucco. Defying an amended state executive order by Governor Larry Hogan, Montgomery County Health Officer Travis Gayles has issued a new order shutting down private schools for in-person…
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By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, I wrote a post asking whether the county council had violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by posting two charter amendments on its agenda the…
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Revealed! Funders of Nine Districts
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By Adam Pagnucco. Nine District for MoCo, the ballot question entity responsible for gathering signatures for a 9 district charter amendment, has filed a new campaign finance report listing its…
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By Paul Bessel. With due respect to the members of the MoCo Council, I believe they made a mistake when they voted to put on the ballot the issue of…
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Two Districts vs Nine Districts
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By Adam Pagnucco. Moments ago, the county council voted on whether to place three charter amendments on the ballot that would change the council’s structure. An amendment authored by Council…
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By Adam Pagnucco. This morning, MoCo residents woke up to find two brand new items on the council’s agenda that were not present late last night. Both of them are…