By Adam Pagnucco. In my survey on endorsements, my sources voted for the Montgomery County Education Association’s Apple Ballot as the most influential endorsement in MoCo. Of course, they’re right. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. And now the most influential MoCo endorsement. All comments come from sources except for those appearing under my name. (See Part One for methodology.) 1. Montgomery County…
MCEA’s Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has sent out the mailer below with its endorsements for county executive, county council and school board to its members. I…
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has passed the Kicking the Can Budget, a budget that will go down in infamy because of its homeowner tax increase and the nearly…
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. Last week, I broke the story that a Super PAC financed by the real estate industry had raised $1.2 million and begun spending on a negative TV…
Mink’s Plan to Save MCPS
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s dire warning about the MCPS budget, one council member rose up with a plan to save the school district: Kristin…
By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, the county council issued a proclamation recognizing Education Appreciation Week. Several educators appeared in the council chambers to comment on the proclamation. Among them was…
MCEA Warns of “Devastating Cuts” to MCPS
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President David Stein has released a video calling on his members to resist “devastating cuts” to MCPS. The video comes as the…
By Adam Pagnucco. The three unions representing MCPS employees – the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500 and the Montgomery County Association of Administrators…
