By Adam Pagnucco. MoCo isn’t that big on slate politics. Sure, we have loose coalitions of lefties and (relative) moderates. And in the past, we have had groups of pro-growth…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County executive candidate Mithun Banerjee, who was not invited to attend the candidate forum sponsored by the Montgomery County Renters Alliance and Montgomery Community Media (MCM) last…
MCPS’s Health Insurance Headache
By Adam Pagnucco. One of the biggest priorities in MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s first recommended operating budget was plugging a growing hole in the district’s health insurance program. For years,…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Andrew Friedson, who currently represents Council District 1, is a top contender to become the next county executive. He faces stiff competition from his colleagues…
It’s Not All About Trump
By Adam Pagnucco. Generally speaking, an elected official can only hold one elected position at a time. Donald Trump, for example, is the president of the United States. But judging…
What’s Your MCPS Region?
By Adam Pagnucco. This year, the two biggest stories in MCPS (along with the problem-plagued background check program) are the boundary studies and the academic programs analysis. The former are…
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Six, we looked at per capita contributions by local area. Let’s expand that analysis to demographics. The U.S. Census Bureau collects demographic data on 46…
By Adam Pagnucco. School construction seems to make no one happy. If folks don’t get their project into MCPS’s school construction queue, they’re unhappy. If they do, the project takes…
Riemer Endorses Friedson for Executive
By Adam Pagnucco. Former Council Member Hans Riemer has endorsed Council Member Andrew Friedson for county executive. Other than Ike Leggett, endorsements from former elected officials usually don’t mean much. …
The 800 Pound Gorilla Flexes its Muscles
By Adam Pagnucco. The Apple Ballot, which conveys the support of the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), has long been the most desired endorsement in MoCo politics. But now it…