By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced this series. Part Two examined total employment. Today, we look at private sector employment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment…
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Term Limits Close to the Ballot (Updated)
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, we reported that the Committee for Better Government, a group organized by former Republican county executive candidate Reardon Sullivan, had submitted signatures to the Board…
MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the framework of this series. Now let’s start with total employment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)…
MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program released its preliminary estimates for county employment in 2023. The program…
What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the basic financial characteristics of WAMU. Part Two explained how corporate underwriting, WAMU’s second largest revenue source, collapsed after 2019. This was partially replaced…
By Adam Pagnucco. Two months ago, I reported that MCPS had used a $105,000 emergency procurement contract to hire a crisis communications contractor to help it deal with the apocalyptic…
What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the basic financial characteristics of WAMU. Part Two explained how corporate underwriting, WAMU’s second largest revenue source, collapsed after 2019. This was partially replaced…
What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. What caused WAMU to implement layoffs and shut down DCist? Insights into these actions may lie in its published financial statements. Let’s get started. The chart below…
What Caused the WAMU Layoffs? Part One
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…
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…