By Adam Pagnucco. Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has just released a new report on MCPS’s procurement practices. Among her findings are: MCPS’s record-keeping practices and manuals for procurement activity…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In what is likely to be viewed as terrible news by county government bosses but could actually be good news for taxpayers, Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi…
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By Adam Pagnucco. I worked at the county council when the original public financing bill was passed. Here is one point that was repeated over and over by the bill’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Note: This article has been updated. Back in July, I reported that the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), wielder of the mighty Apple Ballot, planned to issue…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A person listed as a campaign coordinator by Council Member Will Jawando’s county executive campaign, which uses the county’s public financing program, was paid with money from…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in March 2021, I wrote a column titled It’s Hard to Beat Incumbents. That’s one of the most basic premises of politics, but sometimes it gets…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In January, Superintendent Thomas Taylor moved to partially terminate MCPS’s problem-plagued electric bus contract. The contract, originally signed by one of Taylor’s predecessors (Jack Smith), was the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this week, I wrote about a new county council memo outlining staffing problems in the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). This has been an escalating issue…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In his capital budget briefing of the school board on Tuesday, Superintendent Thomas Taylor revealed that he wants to see a public-private partnership (P3) redevelop MCPS’s headquarters…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando is running for county executive in the county’s public financing program, which requires candidates to rely on contributions from individuals of $500 or…
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