By Adam Pagnucco. In a recent memo to the county council, County Executive Marc Elrich cited Open Meetings Act violations by the planning board as a reason to oppose the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, in my Q&A with County Executive Marc Elrich, I asked him whether the recent problems at the planning board were a reason why the Thrive…
Another Big Battle in District 18, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. The District 18 state senate race, the biggest state legislative matchup in MoCo this year, was contested by incumbent Jeff Waldstreicher and challenger Max Socol. How did…
By Adam Pagnucco. Seventh State’s David Lublin has released the list of interim planning board applicants and – wow! – there are a lot of them. The county council will…
Another Big Battle in District 18, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. As a political writer, I love living in State Legislative District 18. It’s never boring here! Over the past 30 years, the district has seen contested elections…
By Adam Pagnucco. We saw it in the Attorney General primary and here it is again in the State’s Attorney primary: MoCo’s patterns of racial voting. The fact that both…
Beautiful Rockville
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s time for a break from all the recent drama. Let’s just spend a moment appreciating this special place where we live. When I was thinking about…
East County Gets its Own Council District
By Adam Pagnucco. In the years when Montgomery County had just five county council districts, East County (defined here as the areas around Route 29 and New Hampshire Avenue) did…
By Adam Pagnucco. DC News Now interviewed County Council Vice-President Evan Glass and I on recent events at the planning board. The article appears here and the video appears below.
The Tuesday Night Massacre
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Council’s mass removal of the planning board was an unusual event though not a totally unprecedented one. It will go down in history as…