By Adam Pagnucco. When I look at the campaign to succeed Congressman David Trone in Maryland’s District 6, two words come to mind: WIDE OPEN. The race has no front…
Jawando Keeps Going Negative to Raise Money
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, the campaign of Council Member Will Jawando, who is running for U.S. Senate, sent out a fundraising text. This is what it said: ***** Will is…
Is There Depolicing in MoCo? Part Five
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the concept of depolicing. Part Two explored police data released by Montgomery County government since the late 1990s. Part Three looked at data from…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has released their monthly housing data report and minced no words: they have proclaimed the region’s housing market to…
Is There Depolicing in MoCo? Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the concept of depolicing. Part Two explored police data released by Montgomery County government since the late 1990s. Part Three looked at data from…
Teachers Survey: MoCo Results
By Adam Pagnucco. Maryland Matters recently published an article on a survey conducted by the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) of its members, most of whom are teachers. The results…
Is There Depolicing in MoCo? Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. Part Two examined trends in arrests, traffic citations and warrants served contained in Montgomery County’s comprehensive annual financial reports (CAFRs). Now let’s look at stats supplied by…
By Adam Pagnucco. In a letter dated today, Board of Education President Karla Silvestre updated the county council’s Education and Culture Committee (Will Jawando, Gabe Albornoz and Kristin Mink) on…
By Adam Pagnucco. County Council Executive Director Marlene Michaelson, who was first hired by county government in 1988, has announced her retirement in an email to the council. She plans…
Is There Depolicing in MoCo? Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the concept of depolicing, which Wikipedia defines as “a term for police disengaging from active police work, generally as a reaction to external scrutiny…