By Adam Pagnucco. Phase 1B of the state’s COVID vaccination schedule includes “education staff, including K-12 teachers, support staff and daycare providers.” Some counties are now starting vaccinations of school…
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By Adam Pagnucco. William A. Galston, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, has written an eye-opening piece on vaccine distribution comparing West Virginia to Maryland. In it, Galston notes…
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Are Maryland Vaccine Deliveries Fair?
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By Adam Pagnucco. COVID vaccine distribution is a hot issue in Maryland. COVID case rates have spiked since October and death rates are at their highest levels since the spring….
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Two Negotiating Strategies, Two Outcomes
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By Adam Pagnucco. In justifying the county’s creation of a $4 million per pay period emergency pay liability, representatives of county government depict it as a good deal for taxpayers….
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last night, Montgomery County Government sent out a blast email claiming, “Montgomery County is has [sic] taken swift steps to administer the vaccines it has received—proceeding at…
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MoCo Seeks Feedback on COVID Vaccine
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Government is seeking resident feedback on how and whether they would like to receive COVID vaccines through an online survey. The county’s press release is…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, we listed posts 11 through 20 in terms of page views for the year 2020. Here are the top ten. Volcano in Rockville In the wake…
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Top Seventh State Stories, December 2020
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By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in December ranked by page views. 1. What Happened to White Flint?2. The Day of Reckoning is Near3. Jawando…
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MoCo Gets the Vaccine
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Government has announced that it has received its first shipment of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The first doses are earmarked for county health staff engaged in…
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Follow the Money
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By Adam Pagnucco. To understand the growing strains on MoCo’s pandemic-stricken budget, it helps to follow the money. Here is an example. Follow This Money Last spring, the county council…