By Adam Pagnucco. Many descriptors apply to the reaction of progressives at the prospect of renewed federal rule by Donald Trump. Anguish. Despair. Bewilderment. Dread. And then there is Council…
Kristin Mink
By Adam Pagnucco. On Monday, the county council’s Public Safety Committee voted 2-1 to oppose Council Member Will Jawando’s bill prohibiting consent searches by police. That’s not what bill advocates…
Top Stories: February 2024
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in February 2024, ranked by page views. 1. Is WAMU in Trouble? 2. New Proposed Interim Superintendent Has…
Interrogation Redux, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we transcribed an exchange between Council Member Kate Stewart and Board of Education President Karla Silvestre about accountability for MCPS administrators who were involved…
By Adam Pagnucco. When the General Assembly is in session, the Montgomery County Council often meets on Mondays to consider taking positions on state bills. Council members may decide as…
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…
Interrogation, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s begin with links to Part One and Part Two on the council’s September 28 discussion of MCPS’s sexual harassment allegation. Today, we conclude our transcription of…
Your Picks in Year One, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One started our list of the top twenty posts in our first year ranked by page views. We have previously listed posts 11-20. Today we list…
Top Stories: August 2023
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in August 2023, ranked by page views. 1. Jawando Takes Money from Anti-Union Law Firm 2. Luedtke and…
By Adam Pagnucco. In a letter dated today, Board of Education President Karla Silvestre updated the county council’s Education and Culture Committee (Will Jawando, Gabe Albornoz and Kristin Mink) on…