By Adam Pagnucco. Silver Chips, the online newspaper for Blair High School, had quite a scoop yesterday. The newspaper asked school board at-large candidates Lynne Harris and Sunil Dasgupta for…
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Real Deal Ethics Bills
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By Adam Pagnucco. The ethics scandal involving MoCo’s former Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) was a trying moment for the county government but it has produced a happy outcome: the introduction…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A new push to allow beer and wine sales in grocery stores, which is illegal in most of Maryland, is underway by the Maryland Retailers Association. And…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part Two examined the case made by supporters of Bill 29-20, which offers 15-year property tax breaks on Metro development projects, and found that they have a…
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Smart Growth or Corporate Welfare? Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. In making the case for Bill 29-20, which would grant developers at Metro stations 15-year property tax breaks, supporters claim that Metro high-rise development is not currently…
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Jawando Fundraises Off Republican Attack
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando is raising money off an attack by the Montgomery County Republican Party on his work on police reform. He even borrowed our graphic…
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Smart Growth or Corporate Welfare? Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. For many years, MoCo has focused its land use and economic development policies on transit-oriented development. Since 2006, the county has adopted eight master plans centered on…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Nine Districts for MoCo, the group that put a charter amendment on the ballot converting the county council to a nine district structure, has released a video…
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MCM Labor Dispute Heats Up
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in April, I wrote that a union representing production employees at MCM (Montgomery Community Media) had filed an unfair labor practice charge against MCM alleging failure…
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Turnout by County: 2020 Primary, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we looked at overall turnout rate by county. In Part Two, we examined turnout rate by party. This post compares turnout between 2016 and…