By Adam Pagnucco. Immigrant advocacy group CASA in Action, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit which describes 501(c)(3) nonprofit CASA, Inc. as a sister organization, has released a set of endorsements for Montgomery…
Laurie-Anne Sayles
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has unanimously appointed former Board of Education Member Shebra Evans to the at-large seat vacated by Gabe Albornoz. Evans was defeated in her reelection…
What Will be the Effect of the Apple Ballot?
By Adam Pagnucco. Last Friday, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) announced its endorsees in county and school board races. Because those endorsements appear on its widely distributed Apple Ballot,…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has announced its endorsements in county and school board races. MCEA’s recommendations are conveyed to voters by the Apple Ballot and…
The Comeback Kids
By Adam Pagnucco. When you’re sizing up election races, some factors naturally rise to the top: incumbency, money, endorsements, candidate work ethic and more. Here is an important one that…
How Progressives Could Seize Control of MoCo
By Adam Pagnucco. MoCo isn’t that big on slate politics. Sure, we have loose coalitions of lefties and (relative) moderates. And in the past, we have had groups of pro-growth…
By Adam Pagnucco. Update: This post now includes a response from Council Member Laurie-Anne Sayles. Recently, I reported that UNITE HERE Local 25, which represents hotel, restaurant and casino employees,…
Sayles Opposes Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Laurie-Anne Sayles, who holds an at-large seat, has sent out a campaign email opposing County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended property tax increase. Sayles joins Council…
CD6 Money Before the Primary, Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we found that 66% of all contributions received by Congressional District 6 candidates were made by individuals (aside from self-funding). In Part Three, we…
CD6 Questionnaire: General Election
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is one thing on which Republicans and Democrats agree: members of both parties regard the Congressional District 6 seat as important, not just for itself but…
