By Adam Pagnucco. For many years, MoCo has focused its land use and economic development policies on transit-oriented development. Since 2006, the county has adopted eight master plans centered on…
By Adam Pagnucco. Nine Districts for MoCo, the group that put a charter amendment on the ballot converting the county council to a nine district structure, has released a video…
Poll Out on Ballot Questions
By Adam Pagnucco. A poll is in the field on MoCo’s ballot questions, much of it focused on Question B (Robin Ficker’s charter amendment on property taxes). The sponsor of…
MoCo Medical Society Praises Gayles
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Medical Society has released the statement below praising county health officer Travis Gayles. ***** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2020 MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY…
MCM Labor Dispute Heats Up
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in April, I wrote that a union representing production employees at MCM (Montgomery Community Media) had filed an unfair labor practice charge against MCM alleging failure…
Turnout by County: 2020 Primary, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we looked at overall turnout rate by county. In Part Two, we examined turnout rate by party. This post compares turnout between 2016 and…
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of their vote last night, the Montgomery County Democratic Party has issued the following statement on their position on this year’s ballot questions. *****…
Turnout by County: 2020 Primary, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One showed the overall turnout rate by county in the 2020 primary but that statistic conceals numerous nuances. Today, we will look at turnout by party….
By Adam Pagnucco. As they do in every election year, officials of Montgomery County’s Democratic Party gathered tonight to take positions on charter amendments and ballot questions. The standard format…
By Adam Pagnucco. One dimension of the current COVID crisis that has not been addressed so far is the impact on county employees. Many county employees, especially in public safety…