By Adam Pagnucco. Today, we look at the Council At-Large candidates. As with yesterday, we start with a note on methodology. First, we calculate total raised and total spent across…
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A Quick Note on Mailers
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of our printing Evan Glass’s Watchdog mailer, we were promptly contacted by numerous other candidates, including several in his race, asking why their mailers…
By Adam Pagnucco. The May campaign finance reports are in and we will start breaking them down with the County Executive race. A note on methodology. First, we calculate total…
This Has to Change
By Adam Pagnucco. Going into this year’s budget deliberations, the County Council was told two important things. First, county budget director Jennifer Hughes wrote the following on April 5. The…
MoCo Endorsements: May 22, 2018
By Adam Pagnucco. Below is our latest institutional endorsement matrix in contested MoCo primaries. Some of these are incomplete, and if we have missed a few, let us know. We…
Ike Leggett’s Greatest Achievement
By Adam Pagnucco. As the primary election approaches and the six Democratic candidates for County Executive make their case, it’s worth considering the incumbent they are seeking to succeed: Ike…
On Comments
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, a reader asked on our Facebook page why there were no comments directly on Seventh State posts. Well, we have a history with comments. Our old…
By Adam Pagnucco. Update: Council District 5 candidate Kevin Harris has also filed for matching funds on May 15, claiming $12,400 in qualifying contributions from 176 in-county residents. Original Post:…
By Adam Pagnucco. Remember the county’s $120 million budget shortfall? While up to half of it may have been caused by tax planning by rich people, the rest was in…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Marc Elrich, who is running for County Executive, has posted a guest blog denying that he is a socialist. Since he made that claim in…