By Adam Pagnucco. Since 1990, the Montgomery County Council has had five district seats and four at-large seats. Every few years, proposals are made to get rid of the at-large…
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Term Limits Vote by Precinct
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By Adam Pagnucco. The precinct results on Montgomery County’s Question B, the charter amendment imposing term limits on the County Executive and County Council, are in. The message they contain…
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MoCo Revolts
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a thundering rebuke to Montgomery County’s governing establishment, voters have passed term limits by a 38 point margin with early votes and election day votes counted. …
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Term Limits Opposition in Shambles
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By Adam Pagnucco. With the challenge to Robin Ficker’s petition signatures having failed in court, the opposition to term limits has hit a new low. Opponents have less than three…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The No on B Committee, the ballot question committee opposing Montgomery County term limits, has filed its first campaign finance report with the State Board of Elections. …
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Help Save Maryland, GOP Push Term Limits
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By Adam Pagnucco. Brad Botwin, Director of the anti-immigration group Help Save Maryland, has sent out the following email promoting term limits. ***** UPDATE ON THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TERM LIMIT…
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Two Myths About Term Limits
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By Adam Pagnucco. The fight over whether term limits should apply to Montgomery County elected officials is now underway, and that’s even before political heckler Robin Ficker has submitted his…
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Why Term Limits Will Probably Pass
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County political heckler Robin Ficker, who has tormented politicians and voters alike for decades, is on the verge of getting a charter amendment calling for term…
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MoCo Voters are Less Liberal Than You Think
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County is the home of Maryland progressivism. It was the first county in the state to ban smoking in restaurants, enact a living wage law, pass…
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Montgomery County’s TRIM Amendment, 1978
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Prince George’s County is well-known for its TRIM amendment, a cap on property tax increases passed by referendum in 1978. Some blame TRIM for preventing the county from adequately funding…