By Adam Pagnucco. As of this writing, roughly two-thirds of voters have approved a charter amendment prohibiting County Executive Marc Elrich from running for a third consecutive term. Elrich has…
CASA
By Adam Pagnucco. After two county audits found problems in a federally funded grant to immigrant rights group CASA, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors has voted to strip…
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday afternoon, the county council unanimously approved $338,500 in additional non-competitive contract money for CASA, the immigrant rights group that caused huge controversy with its statements about…
By Adam Pagnucco. Two and a half months after CASA, an immigrant rights group, blew itself up with a statement on Israel’s war against Hamas that provoked widespread condemnation and…
Political Awards, 2023
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s a brand new year and you know what that means – a political awards column for the year that was. Here are Montgomery Perspective’s political awards…
Top Stories: November 2023
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in November 2023, ranked by page views. 1. Friedson Blasts CASA over Statement on Israel 2. MoCo Senators:…
CASA’s Political Spending
By Adam Pagnucco. CASA, the Maryland-based immigrant rights group, has taken a lot of criticism over its statements about Israel for which it has now apologized. But that criticism has…
Elected Officials React to CASA Statement
By Adam Pagnucco. After ten days, CASA has issued a statement regretting its November 6 tweets about Israel. What happens now? Let’s recap. Council Member Andrew Friedson was the first…
By Adam Pagnucco. Ten days ago, CASA – a nonprofit serving the immigrant community – issued a series of tweets on Israel that has cost it dearly, generating waves of…
By Adam Pagnucco. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland has weighed in on the current controversy surrounding CASA’s remarks on Israel last week. Specifically citing the statement by…