By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County government is currently plagued by a $100 million operating budget shortfall and a shrinking capital budget. So what is the county doing to revitalize…
Seventh State Archive
Affordable Housing Spat: Who’s Right?
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich and his biggest critic, Council Member Hans Riemer, are feuding once again. This time, the subject is affordable housing. Elrich says his new…
Alsobrooks Brags About Beating MoCo
By Adam Pagnucco. In a blast email sent today, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks bragged about a recent Washington Post story showing her county pulling ahead of Montgomery County…
Grading the County Council
By Adam Pagnucco. Regular readers know my views on the administration of County Executive Marc Elrich by now, but let’s turn to an equally important entity: the Montgomery County Council….
MoCo Political Awards 2019
By Adam Pagnucco. The year 2019 is in the books and it’s time for some political awards, both good and bad. Buckle up! Best Freshman Elected Official (County): District 1…
Floreen Certified for Ballot
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive candidate Nancy Floreen has announced that she has been certified for the ballot by the county’s Board of Elections. Following is her press release. FOR…
LIUNA’s Endorsement of Hogan is a Big Deal
By Adam Pagnucco. In politics, it’s an iron law that unions always endorse Democrats, yeah? Labor is known for supplying money and manpower to the Democratic Party in an alliance…
Floreen Claims More Than 20,000 Signatures
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Nancy Floreen is claiming that she has obtained 20,343 signatures in her effort to get on the ballot as an independent candidate for Executive. That…
Floreen to Deliver Petition Signatures Today
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Nancy Floreen, who is trying to get on the ballot as an independent candidate for County Executive, will be delivering her petition signatures to the…
MoCo Gubernatorial Primary: Precinct Results
By Adam Pagnucco. Former NAACP President Ben Jealous won every county in Maryland in the Democratic primary except Prince George’s and Calvert, where Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker outpolled…