By Adam Pagnucco. After an incredible 33-candidate council at-large Democratic primary in 2018, this year’s race featured a much more manageable 8 candidates. Three – Gabe Albornoz, Evan Glass and…
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Big Pain, Little Gain
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By Adam Pagnucco. In public policy, there are always trade-offs. Priorities that may be worthy in theory may not work out in practice and may not be worth the costs…
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Don’t Mess with 911 – or Cheryl Kagan
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By Adam Pagnucco. Senator Cheryl Kagan has made 911 emergency service one of her top priorities for many years. In the last session of the General Assembly, Kagan and Republican…
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MoCo’s Tight Home Buying Market
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By Adam Pagnucco. Soaring home prices and rising rents have been themes for Montgomery County’s housing market for several years. A big reason for both is increasingly tight supply of…
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The Other Big Problem for MoCo Republicans
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By Adam Pagnucco. I have seen this play out in every election since I first started writing in 2006: MoCo Republican candidates for county executive, county council and the state…
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The Bowtie District, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council District 4, known as “the Bowtie District,” had five candidates but only three were viable: Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart, Friends of White Flint Executive Director…
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Council Appoints Interim Planning Board
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has appointed five people to its interim planning board by an 8-0 formal vote. (Council Member Hans Riemer was absent.) They are: Jeff Zyontz…
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The Bowtie District, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. Few if any parts of the county council’s redistricting exercise of last year were more controversial than the creation of Council District 4, popularly known as “the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In school board elections, the two most important endorsements come from the Washington Post and the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), owner of the much-coveted Apple Ballot. …
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Why I Am Not Excited About Thrive
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By Adam Pagnucco. Few issues have been more debated by county leaders and activists over the past three years than Thrive 2050, the long-term growth plan just passed by the…