By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Natali Fani-Gonzalez, who is currently the council president and is running for a second term in Council District 6, is now facing an opponent: Wheaton…
Natali Fani-Gonzalez
CASA in Action Announces Endorsements
By Adam Pagnucco. Immigrant advocacy group CASA in Action, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit which describes 501(c)(3) nonprofit CASA, Inc. as a sister organization, has released a set of endorsements for Montgomery…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has announced its endorsements in county and school board races. MCEA’s recommendations are conveyed to voters by the Apple Ballot and…
The Comeback Kids
By Adam Pagnucco. When you’re sizing up election races, some factors naturally rise to the top: incumbency, money, endorsements, candidate work ethic and more. Here is an important one that…
By Adam Pagnucco. District 6 County Council Member Natali Fani-Gonzalez has written her colleagues on the council’s Education and Culture Committee (Chair Will Jawando, Gabe Albornoz and Kristin Mink) with…
By Adam Pagnucco. Update: This post now includes a response from Council Member Laurie-Anne Sayles. Recently, I reported that UNITE HERE Local 25, which represents hotel, restaurant and casino employees,…
Will the Council Let the Milk Spoil?
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this week, I wrote about the prospect of a political food fight at the county council originating in its election of a possible county executive candidate…
Interrogation Redux, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we transcribed an exchange between Council Member Kate Stewart and Board of Education President Karla Silvestre about accountability for MCPS administrators who were involved…
By Adam Pagnucco. If there is a sacred cow in MoCo politics other than public schools, it’s probably the Agricultural Reserve. Its creation was listed by my panel of county…
Elected Officials React to CASA Statement
By Adam Pagnucco. After ten days, CASA has issued a statement regretting its November 6 tweets about Israel. What happens now? Let’s recap. Council Member Andrew Friedson was the first…
