By Adam Pagnucco. On Monday, I published questions about new MCPS Interim Superintendent Monique Felder’s background. Specifically, I discussed a controversy concerning her receipt of $6,000 in “honorariums” from a…
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Four Stats on CD6 Fundraising
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in October, I wrote a four-part series on campaign finances in Congressional District 6. (Here are the links for Parts One, Two, Three and Four.) Since…
By Adam Pagnucco. If you thought that the resignation of Superintendent Monifa McKnight meant an end to MCPS’s leadership issues, you thought wrong! That’s because the person the school board…
Crime Keeps Rising
By Adam Pagnucco. Another round of crime data that has been assembled for the county council shows something that will surprise no readers of Montgomery Perspective: crime is up for…
Fundraising Master Class: Jeff Waldstreicher
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote about 2023 fundraising by MoCo’s state legislators and one of them stood out: District 18 Senator Jeff Waldstreicher. Let’s study his fundraising. Waldstreicher is…
Fundraising Master Class: Andrew Friedson
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote about 2023 fundraising by county elected officials and there was only one story worth mentioning: the titanic total raised by Council Member Andrew Friedson. …
We Deserve Better Than This
By Adam Pagnucco. On August 11, 2023, the Washington Post broke one of the biggest scandals in MCPS history: the fact that Principal Joel Beidleman was promoted despite the fact…
Campaign Finance Reports: School Board
By Adam Pagnucco. I have summarized the campaign finance reports of county elected officials and MoCo’s state legislators in prior posts. Let’s look at the school board, which has three…
Will Larry Hogan Run for Governor Again?
By Adam Pagnucco. There has been a bit of discussion about whether former Governor Larry Hogan will be running for president on the No Labels Party ticket. Regardless of his…
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in September, I wrote a post about the powers the school board has over the superintendent. Those powers are substantial and include the ability to remove…