Guest column by Gaithersburg City Council Member and council at-large candidate Jim McNulty. In May of 2003, then-President George W. Bush famously (or infamously?) landed on the aircraft carrier USS…
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I reported that Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi had claimed that the county government had refused to turn over information she had requested for…
JCRC Takes on the Socialists
By Adam Pagnucco. Last fall, I reported that three MoCo candidates were seeking the endorsement of the Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America (DSA): District 39 Delegate Gabe Acevero, council at-large candidate…
By Adam Pagnucco. In an unusual letter to the county’s elected officials, MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor is establishing some boundaries in how they visit schools and communicate with students and…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One discussed issues with campaign finance data from the State Board of Elections (SBE). Part Two described differences between the traditional financing system used by Council…
By Adam Pagnucco. School boundary discussions always turn into dynamite blast zones. It happened in 2020, when a proposed MCPS boundary study turned into a major school board election issue. …
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One discussed issues with campaign finance data from the State Board of Elections (SBE). Part Two described differences between the traditional financing system used by Council…
By Adam Pagnucco. On Friday, I published a column titled Kagan Criticizes “Really Bad Estimates” from MCPS, which transcribed Senator Cheryl Kagan’s public statement alleging that MCPS’s proposal to relocate…
A Culture of Denial
By Adam Pagnucco. I was a chief of staff at the county council from 2010 through 2014. Here is one thing I noticed about county government: there was a ton…
By Adam Pagnucco. So far, the fight over relocating Wootton High School has become a major issue in Rockville and potentially in upcoming Montgomery County elections. Now it’s spreading to…
