By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich released his recommended FY25 operating budget on March 14. That same day, I published my first impressions of his budget, which were: No…
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Elrich Calls for a Ceasefire in Gaza
By Adam Pagnucco. Even though the war between Israel and Hamas is occurring on the other side of the planet, it has been one of the hardest issues for elected…
Elrich Pokes Annapolis in the Eye – Again
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, Maryland Matters printed comments by County Executive Marc Elrich questioning the integrity of Annapolis lawmakers. He made those comments as he was asking the General…
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County has many needs from Annapolis. We depend heavily on state aid for MCPS. We are desperate for transportation funding which is in short supply these…
Build the Forest Glen Metro Entrance Now
By Adam Pagnucco. On April 28, 2006, the Washington Post printed this: Man, 2 Children Hit by Car Two small children, ages 5 and 2, and a man in his…
Elrich Returns Fire
By Adam Pagnucco. The heat is definitely getting cranked in County Executive Marc Elrich’s increasingly troubled relationship with his long-time ally, the International Association of Fire Fighters Local Union 1664. …
Fire Fighters Union President Blasts Elrich
By Adam Pagnucco. International Association of Fire Fighters Local Union 1664 President Jeffrey Buddle has released an unusual statement attacking County Executive Marc Elrich for comments he made on Fox…
By Adam Pagnucco. At yesterday’s county executive media briefing, MoCo360 reporter Ginny Bixby asked County Executive Marc Elrich about the race-based vendor rates being charged at MoComCon, a comic convention…
Top Stories: December 2023
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in December 2023, ranked by page views. 1. Three Years Without White’s Ferry 2. Navarro’s MCPS Pay Revealed…
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…