By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Six, we looked at per capita contributions by local area. Let’s expand that analysis to demographics. The U.S. Census Bureau collects demographic data on 46…
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By Adam Pagnucco. School construction seems to make no one happy. If folks don’t get their project into MCPS’s school construction queue, they’re unhappy. If they do, the project takes…
Riemer Endorses Friedson for Executive
By Adam Pagnucco. Former Council Member Hans Riemer has endorsed Council Member Andrew Friedson for county executive. Other than Ike Leggett, endorsements from former elected officials usually don’t mean much. …
The 800 Pound Gorilla Flexes its Muscles
By Adam Pagnucco. The Apple Ballot, which conveys the support of the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), has long been the most desired endorsement in MoCo politics. But now it…
Brookings Finds Bad News for MoCo’s Economy
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the Brookings Institution released a report on the early impacts of federal government cutbacks on the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region’s economy. At the regional level, here…
Bad News for Sheriff Max Uy
By Adam Pagnucco. Sheriff Max Uy, who is facing an effort by MCGEO to replace him with challenger Will Milam, has encountered a new problem in his effort to win…
By Adam Pagnucco. Former Delegate Saqib Ali, who represented District 39 from 2007 through 2011, is deeply involved in an effort to convince Montgomery County leaders to stop funding the…
By Adam Pagnucco. In Parts Four and Five, we examined contributions to publicly financed candidates by region. Today, let’s look at local areas as defined here. The pie chart below…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Members Evan Glass and Will Jawando are two of the three top contenders to be the next county executive (along with their colleague Andrew Friedson). Both…
What is Going on in the Sheriff’s Office?
By Adam Pagnucco. Other than the county executive race, the hottest race in MoCo might just be for sheriff. First-term incumbent Maxwell Uy faces challenger Will Milam, a Poolesville resident…