By Adam Pagnucco. During my career of working on union organizing campaigns, one of our greatest (and most dreaded) allies was Scabby the Rat. Often depicted with razor-sharp claws, blood-dripping…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, Maryland Matters’ Josh Kurtz asked whether Gaza would be a sleeper issue in this cycle’s state and local elections. While state and local elected officials don’t…
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MoCo’s Exploding Infrastructure Backlog
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2005, County Council Members Tom Perez and Marilyn Praisner put together a task force of county agencies to “identify the types of infrastructure most in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Kristin Mink, who is running for reelection using public campaign financing, has distributed flyers urging her constituents to support Will Jawando for county executive. That…
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Maryland Bosses or Virginia Voting?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Here is a tale of democracy in two sister states: Maryland and Virginia. And it revolves around one question: What happens when a state legislator leaves office…
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Democrats Who Sabotage Democracy
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By Adam Pagnucco. Few issues animate Democratic and progressive activists more than voting rights. And more than at any point since the 1960s, voting rights are under attack. President Donald…
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By Adam Pagnucco. B.F. Saul’s 8001 Wisconsin Avenue project in Downtown Bethesda is everything the county government says it wants. It would replace a set of small commercial buildings and…
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Friedson Lays Out His Path to Victory
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By Adam Pagnucco. John Block, who is managing Council Member Andrew Friedson’s run for county executive, has sent out a memo to supporters laying out Friedson’s path to victory. Will…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A new poll of likely Montgomery County Democratic primary voters finds that only 8 percent support raising property taxes “on all existing residents and businesses.” Unfortunately for…
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Elrich’s Special Taxing Districts
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended FY27 operating budget contains a property tax increase and an income tax increase, both of which are receiving public attention. But it…