By Adam Pagnucco. Many elected officials endorse other candidates. Some contribute to the candidates they have endorsed. But few go further by financing independent expenditures for those candidates, such as…
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Jawando Drops Out
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Council Member Will Jawando has dropped out of the U.S. Senate race. While he trailed Congressman David Trone and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks…
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This Should Make MCPS Stakeholders Nervous
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, Maryland Matters reported on the State Board of Elections’ (SBE) biggest authority line fine in Maryland history. While the incident happened in Carroll County, it’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has released its monthly housing report for September and made an interesting finding: home listings shot up by 40%…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) has submitted its economic impact statement on Council Member Will Jawando’s bill to repeal the county’s tip credit for…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of last spring’s 4.7% property tax hike, which was levied in part to fund a big budget increase for MCPS, the school system is…
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MCPS Releases “A Framework for Change”
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight has released a document titled, “Action Plan Update: A Framework for Change at MCPS.” The document is seven pages long. After describing the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As I have previously written, Council Member Will Jawando has introduced a bill to eliminate the tip credit for Montgomery County’s minimum wage. The bill comes despite…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Household income is a known predictor of turnout. In MoCo, wealthy areas like Bethesda and Chevy Chase are regularly among the county’s turnout leaders while less affluent…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Jennifer Martin has sent an email to her members on recent events at MCPS, including their leadership changes and release of…