By Adam Pagnucco. Significant speculation surrounds the number of candidates who could be running for county office in MoCo next year. Some believe that fifty or more people are interested…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county’s Charter Review Commission is considering recommending a charter amendment that would abolish or reduce the number of the County Council’s at-large seats, which account for…
Did MoCo Term Limits Cause More Competition?
By Adam Pagnucco. One theory making the rounds in MoCo’s political world is that the passage of term limits for county officials is responsible for creating the high level of…
Bill Conway to Qualify for Public Funding
By Adam Pagnucco. Bill Conway, who is running for Council At-Large, has announced that he has raised enough small individual contributions in the county’s public financing system to qualify for…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Washington Post recently reported on the Maryland chapter of Our Revolution’s plans to issue an early endorsement of Ben Jealous for Governor of Maryland. Among other…
By Adam Pagnucco. A fascinating, but rather depressing, article in Vox makes the following allegation: political scientists can learn as much, or more, about political sentiment from Google Trends as…
Cherri Branson Running for Council At-Large
By Adam Pagnucco. Former Montgomery County Council Member Cherri Branson established a campaign committee on June 20. Branson told us she intends to run for County Council At-Large. Branson is…
More Crime at the Liquor Monopoly
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Police Department has reported that two men, one of whom worked for the county’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC), were arrested for a series…
The Towering Legacy of Phil Andrews
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s 2018 primary is now roughly a year away. Many uncertainties have yet to be decided. But one thing is for sure: the two most influential…
Hucker Files for Reelection in District 5
By Adam Pagnucco. District 5 County Council Member Tom Hucker filed for reelection to his current seat on June 19. Hucker’s decision ends speculation that he was considering the at-large…