By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, we reported that MCPS is planning a massive boundary review that would affect 19 of its 25 high schools and a similar proportion of middle schools. …
By Adam Pagnucco. One of the things that makes the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) unusual is that it has a lot of leaders. Unlike the huge majority of local…
Bus Contract Fees Owed to MCPS Skyrocket
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in July, Montgomery County Inspector General (IG) Megan Davey Limarzi found “wasteful spending” in an MCPS electric bus contract and estimated that the contractor owed the…
By Adam Pagnucco. A new poll by Gonzales Research finds that a majority of Maryland voters not only favor proceeding with new transportation projects – they are also willing to…
Complaints to Inspector General Explode
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has released her office’s FY24 annual report. The report summarizes the activities of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) in…
By Adam Pagnucco. Ever wonder why other politicians generally dislike County Executive Marc Elrich? Well, I witnessed a small example on Wednesday night. On September 25, Council Member Natali Fani-Gonzalez…
Madaleno Warns Council on Budget
By Adam Pagnucco. In a new memo to the county council, Chief Administrative Officer Rich Madaleno describes a number of budgetary pressures including declining revenue growth, expenditures (both total and…
Assault Charges Filed Against Acevero
By Adam Pagnucco. On Wednesday, I wrote a post about a parking lot fight between Delegate Gabe Acevero and his 2022 opponent, Clint Sobratti. While the two men dispute details…
Effort to Save Elrich Now Underway
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I wrote a series about how County Executive Marc Elrich’s government staff was working to save him from a term limits charter amendment that would…
By Adam Pagnucco. District 39 Delegate Gabe Acevero and his former opponent, Clint Sobratti, got into a physical altercation at an event on Sunday. That’s according to peace order applications…