By Adam Pagnucco. WAMU’s layoffs are the latest blow to local media coverage in the region. After an ominous email was sent to staff, the radio station announced that it…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A new poll by Public Policy Polling on Maryland’s U.S. Senate race shows Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks with 45% of the vote, former Governor Larry…
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Term Limits Money Revealed
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last January, the Committee for Better Government – which is pushing for a charter amendment reducing county executive term limits from three to two – filed a…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As a charter amendment establishing a two-term limit for county executive nears the 2024 general election ballot, County Executive Marc Elrich has asked the Montgomery County Democratic…
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Will the County Council Rescue Elrich?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, when I revealed that Reardon “Sully” Sullivan’s term limits group had begun submitting ballot signatures to limit the county executive to two terms, most of…
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Stafford County Public Schools vs MCPS
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s hiring of Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor has been brewing for a while. As it became clear that Taylor was the choice, my sources…
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A Moment with Monifa
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By Adam Pagnucco. Monifa McKnight, the former MCPS superintendent who mismanaged the Beidleman scandal, hired a crisis management contractor, presided over huge legal fees, was the first Montgomery superintendent who…
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Jennifer Martin’s Greatest Hits
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By Adam Pagnucco. I first met Jennifer Martin almost a decade ago when she was vice president of the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA). I didn’t speak to her long,…
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What Were They Thinking?
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of MCPS’s layoff-free budget adjustments, I keep hearing the same question asked about MCPS leadership over and over: What were they thinking? First, let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has issued a memorandum of investigation finding problems with the Office of Human Rights’ intake and handling of complaints. According…