By Adam Pagnucco. President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance last week demoralized Democrats and caused many to ask whether he should withdraw from the race. Accordingly, I asked my source…
What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the basic financial characteristics of WAMU. Part Two explained how corporate underwriting, WAMU’s second largest revenue source, collapsed after 2019. This was partially replaced…
MoCo Chamber Announces New Leader
By Adam Pagnucco. With the imminent retirement of long-time Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Gigi Godwin, the county chamber has announced its selection of D.C. chamber head…
By Adam Pagnucco. Two months ago, I reported that MCPS had used a $105,000 emergency procurement contract to hire a crisis communications contractor to help it deal with the apocalyptic…
What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the basic financial characteristics of WAMU. Part Two explained how corporate underwriting, WAMU’s second largest revenue source, collapsed after 2019. This was partially replaced…
What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. What caused WAMU to implement layoffs and shut down DCist? Insights into these actions may lie in its published financial statements. Let’s get started. The chart below…
Police Chief Goes to Work for MCPS
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones, who is retiring from his position at the police department, has been hired by MCPS as its new Chief of Security…
What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. WAMU’s layoffs are the latest blow to local media coverage in the region. After an ominous email was sent to staff, the radio station announced that it…
By Adam Pagnucco. A new poll by Public Policy Polling on Maryland’s U.S. Senate race shows Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks with 45% of the vote, former Governor Larry…
Hogan Attacks Alsobrooks on Crime
By Adam Pagnucco. Governor Larry Hogan has released a video attacking his U.S. Senate opponent, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, on her crime record. I don’t know if the…