By Adam Pagnucco. Precinct data for the 2024 primary election is out and we will be analyzing it over the course of several posts. Let’s start with turnout. The pie…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has found “wasteful spending” in MCPS’s electric bus contract. The bus contract was initially lauded with praise two years ago,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Two years ago, Montgomery County passed legislation establishing building energy performance standards. Last year, the county passed legislation establishing rent control. Now, those laws are working at…
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the lingering questions about the scandal surrounding accused sexual harasser and former Principal Joel Beidleman is whether he received a post-employment agreement or other compensation…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s charter was approved by voters in 1968. It is effectively the county’s constitution, and along with state law, sets the parameters by which the county…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Board of Elections has certified that a proposed charter amendment to reduce term limits for the county executive from three to two has attracted…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Few county debates are more consequential than those concerning the charter, which is equivalent to the county’s constitution. And of such debates, the most weighty often pertain…
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Anti-McKnight Petition Gets 2,000 Signatures
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By Adam Pagnucco. On July 12, I reported on a Change.org petition seeking to persuade the University of Maryland (UMD) to not hire former MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight. UMD had…
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Rushern Baker is Back in Politics
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By Adam Pagnucco. Rushern Baker, the former delegate, Prince George’s County executive and two-time candidate for governor, has opened a new campaign finance account. What’s he up to? First, Baker…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The scandal over sexual harassment allegations against former Principal Joel Beidleman, which was kicked off by an August 11, 2023 Washington Post article, will go down as…