By Adam Pagnucco. It’s been more than a week since CASA issued and then retracted tweets about Israel that drew protests from Council Members Andrew Friedson, Gabe Albornoz and Natali…
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Major CASA Supporter Cuts Off Funding
By Adam Pagnucco. Outraged by CASA’s statements about Israel, one of the immigrant rights group’s largest private supporters has cut off its grants to the organization. And it has done…
Is a CASA Audit Coming?
By Adam Pagnucco. “Audit.” It’s the word I hear the most now about CASA, more than “Israel,” “Hamas” or “Jews.” And now it looks like it could happen, at least…
Jewish Group to Honor CASA
By Adam Pagnucco. CASA’s recent remarks about Israel have provoked statements of protest from many elected officials as well as Jewish organizations. But one Jewish group is scheduled to give…
By Adam Pagnucco. District 39 Delegate Gabriel Acevero, who has previously called Israel’s war against Hamas taxpayer-funded genocide, has lashed out against all nine Montgomery County state senators over their…
By Adam Pagnucco. In the latest development in the continuing backlash against CASA’s remarks about Israel, all nine state senators who represent Montgomery County have signed a joint statement expressing…
Should CASA Get Our Tax Dollars?
By Adam Pagnucco. Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of non-profits (aside from labor unions) that interact with state and local governments. There are non-profit service providers. They stick to…
Albornoz, Fani-Gonzalez Denounce CASA
By Adam Pagnucco. County Council Members Gabe Albornoz and Natali Fani-González have issued a statement denouncing the remarks by CASA, a county-based immigrant rights group, about the Israel-Hamas war. Their…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Andrew Friedson is one of the county’s most prominent elected officials. CASA is one of the county’s most prominent interest groups and depends on the…
Is Rent Control Coming to Howard County?
By Adam Pagnucco. A new coalition of progressive groups has announced its intention to pass a strong rent control law in Howard County. The press contact is Jake Burdett, a…