By Adam Pagnucco. As the defund the police movement approached its peak in 2019 and 2020, the county executive and the county council held a…
By Adam Pagnucco. Moments ago, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the office of Speaker of the House. This…
A Better Pedestrian Master Plan
Guest Column by Larry Cole. The Montgomery County Council is currently considering approval of the county’s first Pedestrian Master Plan, intended to make walking more…
Interrogation, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s begin with links to Part One and Part Two on the council’s September 28 discussion of MCPS’s sexual harassment allegation. Today,…
Interrogation, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One began our transcribed account of the momentous county council discussion of MCPS’s sexual harassment scandal. Let’s resume. Superintendent Monifa McKnight…
The Police Staffing Crisis Gets Worse
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, this site revealed plans by the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) to reduce its presence in the cities of Gaithersburg…
Friedson: MCPS Systems “Set Up to Fail”
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, I began running a series on council questions and the answers provided by MCPS officials at yesterday’s discussion of MCPS’s…
Interrogation, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, the county council’s Education and Culture Committee met to discuss MCPS’s sexual harassment scandal. With the investigation’s first phase complete (but…
Your Picks in Year One, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One started our list of the top twenty posts in our first year ranked by page views. We have previously listed…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last February, Council Member Will Jawando introduced a bill to restrict the authority of county police officers to make traffic stops. Council…