By Adam Pagnucco. In Parts Four and Five, we examined contributions to publicly financed candidates by region. Today, let’s look at local areas as defined here. The pie chart below…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Members Evan Glass and Will Jawando are two of the three top contenders to be the next county executive (along with their colleague Andrew Friedson). Both…
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What is Going on in the Sheriff’s Office?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Other than the county executive race, the hottest race in MoCo might just be for sheriff. First-term incumbent Maxwell Uy faces challenger Will Milam, a Poolesville resident…
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the major themes of this site in recent times is that the county’s rent control law, passed in 2023, is preventing construction of multifamily housing. …
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Taylor Revokes an NDA
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in May, I revealed that MCPS had been using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to protect information distributed in some of its activities. At the time, I reported: *****…
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How MoCo Has Changed Since 2000
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of my favorite offices in county government is the county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO). Staffed by ace analysts, it is the county’s think tank…
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By Adam Pagnucco. District 14 Delegate Pamela Queen, who was first appointed to the House of Delegates in 2016 and subsequently elected in 2018 and 2022, is not running for…
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My Take on the Banner Poll
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Banner began its coverage of Montgomery County with a bang yesterday, releasing the results of an exclusive poll by OpinionWorks LLC. The poll contacted 910 county…
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How to Stop Housing Construction
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By Adam Pagnucco. Blunt as ever, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich recently told a meeting of the District 18 Breakfast Club that the county’s affordable housing program “kind of sucks.” According…
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Is Gus Bauman Right?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, an open letter by former Planning Board Chair Gus Bauman caught fire and generated lots of discussion. Some agreed with Bauman’s critique of county politics. Others…