By Adam Pagnucco. Presidential election years are normally sleepy ones in state and local politics. Sure, the identity of the president and control of Congress matter to Maryland and especially…
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Teachers Union Member-to-Member Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA), the parent union of most local teachers unions in the state, has sent out member-to-member mailers. The version reprinted below is…
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has a $3.3 billion operating budget, employs more than 24,000 people and serves more than 160,000 students. It is overseen by an eight-person school board, all…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I reported that a Super PAC funded by the state teachers union planned to spend $134,995 on MoCo’s school board races. At that time, I…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the premise of this series: the use of cast vote records to examine partisan differences in voting in the 2024 school board primary. Part…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA), the parent union of most county teachers unions in Maryland, has funded a Super PAC to promote its candidates for school…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the premise of this series: the use of cast vote records to examine partisan differences in voting in the 2024 school board primary. Part…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has released a statement opposing the charter amendment reducing county executive term limits from three to two that will be on…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One revealed that the precinct performances of the three school board candidates on MCEA’s Apple Ballot – Rita Montoya (At-Large), Natalie Zimmerman (District 2) and Laura…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One revealed that the precinct performances of the three school board candidates on MCEA’s Apple Ballot – Rita Montoya (At-Large), Natalie Zimmerman (District 2) and Laura…