By Adam Pagnucco. It’s happening a lot now. Nearly every day, someone will ask me to predict who will win next year’s county executive race. I get it, that race…
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You Kill My Dog, I Kill Your Cat
By Adam Pagnucco. “You kill my dog, I kill your cat.” So wrote former Baltimore Sun reporter Mike Dresser fifteen years ago. Dresser was writing about state legislators killing each…
Is Viva White Oak Ready to Launch? Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One told a brief history of the Viva White Oak project. Part Two discussed the nature of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), which is being proposed to…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One told a brief history of the Viva White Oak project. Part Two discussed the nature of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), which is being proposed to…
Is Viva White Oak Ready to Launch? Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One told a brief history of the Viva White Oak project. Today, let’s examine a crucial supportive element requested by County Executive Marc Elrich: a Tax…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I broke the story that UNITE HERE Local 25, which represents hotel, restaurant and casino employees in the D.C. region, had launched a boycott of…
Retirement of a Titan
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, Maryland Matters reported that CASA Executive Director Gustavo Torres is stepping down. It’s a significant event from a national perspective and an absolutely huge event from…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Andrew Friedson, who is in second term representing District 1, has announced that he is running for county executive. Friedson’s campaign home page. Friedson’s announcement…
Is Viva White Oak Ready to Launch? Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, County Executive Marc Elrich announced that he was asking the county council to establish a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) mechanism to support the implementation of the…
Parents Fight to Protect K-12 IB Program
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s boundary studies are now the target of growing revolts around the county. The latest outbreak comes from Rockville, where parents benefiting from a rare K-12 program…