By Adam Pagnucco. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman may be the most effective communicator among local government officials in Maryland. For example, check out his statement on police recruiting…
Term Limits Close to the Ballot (Updated)
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, we reported that the Committee for Better Government, a group organized by former Republican county executive candidate Reardon Sullivan, had submitted signatures to the Board…
Top Stories: June 2024
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in June 2024, ranked by page views. 1. MCPS Reshuffles Central Office Ahead of New Superintendent 2. Principals…
By Adam Pagnucco. In one of the most discussed MCPS stories of 2021, a kindergarten student was traumatized by two police officers after he left his elementary school. The video…
MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the framework of this series. Now let’s start with total employment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)…
MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program released its preliminary estimates for county employment in 2023. The program…
Should Biden Drop Out?
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…