By Adam Pagnucco. In a recent column, I revealed that the county’s latest six-year fiscal plan projected that county agencies – the largest of which are county government, MCPS, Montgomery…
Fire Fighters
Police, Fire Fighters Get Tough
By Adam Pagnucco. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 and International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1664, two county unions who have endorsed Council Member Andrew Friedson for county executive,…
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has a long and generally supportive history with labor, having been endorsed by nearly every county union during his long political career at…
By Adam Pagnucco. Many folks following county politics look at the county employee unions as a monolith. You should avoid that mistake. They have important differences based on budget, the…
By Adam Pagnucco. A document distributed widely inside the county’s volunteer fire fighter community shows that the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association (MCVFRA) is suffering significant financial problems. …
By Adam Pagnucco. A coalition of public safety unions has announced their support for Will Milam, a retired Prince George’s County Chief Assistant Sheriff who is challenging incumbent Max Uy…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Rescue Association (MCVFRA), which represents volunteer fire fighters in MoCo, has endorsed Council Member Andrew Friedson for county executive. The volunteers join…
Fire Fighters Endorse Friedson
By Adam Pagnucco. In the first labor endorsement of the 2026 county executive primary, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1664 has chosen to support Council Member Andrew Friedson. I’m…
By Adam Pagnucco. As I wrote yesterday, a war is being waged over control of the county government’s $8+ billion in pension and retiree health care funds. The combatants include…
The Eight Billion Dollar War
By Adam Pagnucco. There is an epic war going on behind closed doors which is only now becoming public. The first visible shots could be seen in my post on…
