By Adam Pagnucco. From a historical perspective, the most remarkable thing about the passage of Thrive 2050 was not its contents, the pushback against it or its possible impact on…
Montgomery County Council
Drama in Rockville, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, I quoted concerns about transparency, diversity and leadership decisions expressed by Council Members Kristin Mink, Will Jawando and Laurie-Anne Sayles in council session on…
Drama in Rockville, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Normally, the process by which a new county council decides its leadership and committee structure features much back-room competition and no public dissent. Well, a new day…
Drama in Rockville, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. This new county council is a fascinating bunch. It took them one day – just one! – to kick off a whole lot of controversy over how…
By Adam Pagnucco. The new county council has announced its committee structure for the next four years. It was devised by Council President Evan Glass in consultation with the rest…
Come On Now
By Adam Pagnucco. MoCo is about to embark on one of its most important tasks of the decade: redrawing county council districts. The county’s charter mandates redistricting every ten years…
Guest blog by Delegate Eric Luedtke (District 14). It should not be controversial to say that governments have a responsibility to address the needs of all of their constituents. I…
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s not every day that you see a senior member of MoCo’s state delegation blast the county government, but Delegate Eric Luedtke (D-14) recently did so. In…
MoCo Ballot Groups Declare Victory
By Adam Pagnucco. The four ballot issue committees who worked on behalf of Questions A and C and against Questions B and D have issued a joint victory statement. The…
Early Results on MoCo Races
By Adam Pagnucco. The first batch of votes on MoCo races has been reported. This is VERY early and VERY incomplete. So far, the reports include only early votes and…