By Adam Pagnucco. Last summer, the county council passed a law regulating the use of force by Montgomery County police officers. On Tuesday, Council Members Hans Riemer and Will Jawando…
Riemer Attacks the Police Union
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…
Is MoCo an Anti-Restaurant Island?
By Adam Pagnucco. The Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) has gone on the warpath against Montgomery County, claiming that its restrictions against indoor dining have made it “an island all…
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of the county council’s changes to a zoning text amendment that would allow solar panels in the agricultural reserve, the solar industry is now…
Top Seventh State Stories, January 2021
By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in January ranked by page views. 1. Raskin Chief of Staff Writes About Attack on the Capitol2. Are Maryland…
Can Andy Harris be Defeated?
By Adam Pagnucco. With a majority of Democratic state legislators calling on him to resign and former Delegate Heather Mizeur, now an Eastern Shore resident, announcing a run against him,…
By Adam Pagnucco. Phase 1B of the state’s COVID vaccination schedule includes “education staff, including K-12 teachers, support staff and daycare providers.” Some counties are now starting vaccinations of school…
MoCo Solar Power Company Throws in the Towel
By Adam Pagnucco. Stefano Ratti, President of Chaberton Energy, has told the county council that his firm has given up its plans to proceed with solar energy projects in Montgomery…
Mizeur Announces Run Against Harris
By Adam Pagnucco. Former Delegate Heather Mizeur has announced a run for Congress against District 1 incumbent Andy Harris. Her campaign video appears below.
By Adam Pagnucco. William A. Galston, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, has written an eye-opening piece on vaccine distribution comparing West Virginia to Maryland. In it, Galston notes…