By Adam Pagnucco. Part One described the nature of independent expenditure (IE) entities and Super PACs, which may raise and spend unlimited sums on supporting and opposing candidates but are…
Council At-Large
Outside Money in the 2026 Primary, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, I discussed the nature of independent expenditure (IE) entities and Super PACs, which may raise and spend unlimited sums on supporting and opposing candidates…
Are These Leads Holding?
By Adam Pagnucco. Last Thursday, I looked at three close races on election night. In the county executive race, Council Member Will Jawando led Council Member Andrew Friedson by 6,549…
Will These Leads Hold?
By Adam Pagnucco. Four years ago, I was working for county executive candidate David Blair. On primary election night (July 19), Blair held a 1,062 vote lead over incumbent Marc…
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is today’s question. Do you support retaining or repealing the county’s rent stabilization law? If you support retaining it, what if any changes would you make…
County Council At-Large Questionnaire: AI
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is today’s question. Should the county government use AI (artificial intelligence) to support the work of county employees? If so, how? Fatmata Barrie (D) AI is…
Council Lit
By Adam Pagnucco. I have been trying to post as much candidate lit as I can, but because there are so many candidates and not enough days in the calendar,…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Affordable Maryland PAC, a Super PAC financed by the real estate industry which has been running negative TV ads against Will Jawando and Evan Glass, has…
Prediction Time, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One described our methodology and polled our sources on a few state legislative races. Part Two discussed Congressional District 6 and the sheriff’s race. Today, let’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is today’s question. The county’s more than $7 billion budget funds hundreds of programs. Name one program that you think should be reduced or eliminated and…
