By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, I discussed the nature of independent expenditure (IE) entities and Super PACs, which may raise and spend unlimited sums on supporting and opposing candidates…
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UFCW Mailer for Milam
By Adam Pagnucco. Check out the sender on the mailer below supporting the candidacy of Will Milam, who is running against Sheriff Max Uy. The sender is the Working Families…
By Adam Pagnucco. Now to numbers five, four and three among the most influential MoCo endorsements. All comments come from sources except for those appearing under my name. (See Part…
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…
MCGEO Releases Endorsements
By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, which represents most non-MCPS county employees, has released its endorsement list. MCGEO is the last of the large county employee unions to endorse….
By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994, which represents most employees of Montgomery County Government, and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35, which represents county police officers, are demanding an investigation…
MCGEO to Council: Stick to Core Services
By Adam Pagnucco. As the county council is poised to decide on funding for the county’s collective bargaining agreements, the county government’s largest union is pushing back. (I explained the…
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote about a report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) finding nepotism in the county’s Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA). The OIG…
By Adam Pagnucco. During my career of working on union organizing campaigns, one of our greatest (and most dreaded) allies was Scabby the Rat. Often depicted with razor-sharp claws, blood-dripping…
We Have the Tools For Safer Crisis Response
Guest column by Montgomery County Councilmember Dawn Luedtke. On December 15, two mental health clinicians who work for the County responded to a call in which the subject threatened their…
