By Adam Pagnucco. In what amounts to an early Christmas for this number cruncher, the State Board of Elections has released precinct voting data for candidate races and ballot questions….
By Adam Pagnucco. In a letter written to the school board today, Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Chris Lloyd called for a number of measures to ensure that any…
Come On Now
By Adam Pagnucco. MoCo is about to embark on one of its most important tasks of the decade: redrawing county council districts. The county’s charter mandates redistricting every ten years…
Jawando Calls for a Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. This morning, the county council and representatives of the executive branch discussed the county’s abysmal new fiscal plan, which raises the prospect of cuts to county government…
The Day of Reckoning is Near
By Adam Pagnucco. I worked at the county council during part of the Great Recession. Those were terrible years. Under County Executive Ike Leggett’s leadership, the county slaughtered every sacred…
Top Seventh State Stories, November 2020
By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in November ranked by page views. 1. Will MCPS Reopen?2. MoCo Democrats Issue Statement on Ballot Questions3. MCPS Reopening…
Elrich Vetoes Impact Tax Cut
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has vetoed a bill passed by the council that would effectively cut impact tax collections. While the bill passed the council on a…
Why on Earth Do We Elect Judges?
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of the nastiest MoCo circuit court judge election in recent memory, one question lingers. Why on Earth do we elect judges in Maryland? In…
Guest blog by Delegate Eric Luedtke (District 14). It should not be controversial to say that governments have a responsibility to address the needs of all of their constituents. I…
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s not every day that you see a senior member of MoCo’s state delegation blast the county government, but Delegate Eric Luedtke (D-14) recently did so. In…