By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot’s Chief of Staff, Len Foxwell, has been in state politics for decades and has seen his share of hard knocks. (Len is famous for…
By Adam Pagnucco. In a letter to County Executive Marc Elrich, Council Member Hans Riemer has proposed that liquor licensees be allowed to defer payments owed to the county’s Alcohol…
MoCo’s Most Influential, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One of this series laid out the rules and methodology for how we determined MoCo’s most influential people. Before you complain about it, just remember –…
MoCo’s Most Influential, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. Are you tired of reading about the coronavirus? Are you tired of staying locked up in your house? Are you tired of having to fight for toilet…
Elrich Sends Budget Letter to the Council
By Adam Pagnucco. Facing severe crises to public health, the county’s economy and its budget, County Executive Marc Elrich sent the letter below to the county council about the budget. …
Liquor Monopoly Ends Takeout Cocktail Ban
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Members Andrew Friedson and Evan Glass have announced that the liquor monopoly has ended its ban on takeout cocktails. Friedson announced the news on Twitter. Glass…
Franchot Blasts Liquor Monopoly
By Adam Pagnucco. After reading our post on the county liquor monopoly’s takeout cocktail ban, Comptroller Peter Franchot has come out swinging against the monopoly. The Comptroller wrote on his…
By Adam Pagnucco. Battered by shutdowns of dine-in service, restaurants across Maryland and beyond are taking a severe beating. As a measure of modest compensation, Governor Larry Hogan has allowed…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last night, Council Member Nancy Navarro, who chairs the council’s Government Operations Committee, wrote on my Facebook page that she intends to introduce a council resolution on…
Hucker, Elrich Stop Takeout Tickets
By Adam Pagnucco. Within minutes of seeing our post on parking tickets being issued for restaurant takeout pickups, Council Member Tom Hucker asked county officials to stop the practice. When…