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 competition to appeal to police…
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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 was a unique moment in…
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A Better Pedestrian Master Plan
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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 safe, comfortable, convenient and accessible….
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Interrogation, Part Three
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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, we conclude our transcription of…
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Interrogation, Part Two
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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 contradicted the Jackson Lewis report’s…
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The Police Staffing Crisis Gets Worse
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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 and Rockville, which have their…
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Friedson: MCPS Systems “Set Up to Fail”
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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 sexual harassment investigation. I will…
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Interrogation, Part One
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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 its results not fully released),…
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Your Picks in Year One, Part Two
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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 posts 11-20. Today we list…
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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 Member Kristin Mink co-sponsored the…