By Adam Pagnucco. Abolishing at-large county council seats is a really bad idea because it would eliminate most political competition in county elections. However, adding council district seats is justified….
Montgomery County Council
By Adam Pagnucco. Since 1990, the Montgomery County Council has had five district seats and four at-large seats. Every few years, proposals are made to get rid of the at-large…
Grading the County Council
By Adam Pagnucco. Regular readers know my views on the administration of County Executive Marc Elrich by now, but let’s turn to an equally important entity: the Montgomery County Council….
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, MoCo’s political community has been thinking of changing the structure of the County Council. Since 1990, the council has had four at-large members and five members…
Stop Giving Robin Ficker More Ammo
By Adam Pagnucco. Right about now, the happiest man in Montgomery County lives in Boyds. He is 74, a huge sports fanatic, a long time attorney, a former state Delegate,…
By Adam Pagnucco. The untold story of last year’s 9% property tax hike is that it was not merely the product of needed funding for public schools or the adverse…
MoCo’s Essential Man
By Adam Pagnucco. Ever wonder why some politicians stay in office waaaaaay too long? One reason is that some of them believe they are truly essential and that government would…
Steve Farber Retires
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Council Administrator Steve Farber is retiring. This is a colossal event for the county and we will have much more to say about it soon….
By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, the County Council learned that their own spokesperson is planning on running for one of their seats. Um, OK. And… they learned about it like…
By Adam Pagnucco. The No on B Committee, the ballot question committee opposing Montgomery County term limits, has filed its first campaign finance report with the State Board of Elections. …