By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this week, I wrote about a new county council memo outlining staffing problems in the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). This has been an escalating issue…
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The Never Ending Headache of Police Staffing
By Adam Pagnucco. In February 2023, I wrote about police staffing for the first time. Back then, I noted an escalating series of warnings issued by county council analyst Susan…
By Adam Pagnucco. A coalition of public safety unions has announced their support for Will Milam, a retired Prince George’s County Chief Assistant Sheriff who is challenging incumbent Max Uy…
Do You Trust the Police Department?
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s an interesting question, yeah? Do you trust the police department? Well, guess, who wants to know the answer to that? The police department. The Montgomery County…
By Adam Pagnucco. As I wrote yesterday, a war is being waged over control of the county government’s $8+ billion in pension and retiree health care funds. The combatants include…
The Eight Billion Dollar War
By Adam Pagnucco. There is an epic war going on behind closed doors which is only now becoming public. The first visible shots could be seen in my post on…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I wrote about a pending lease for the office used by the Montgomery County Employee Retirement Plans (MCERP), which administers the county government’s pension and…
By Adam Pagnucco. Note: There is an update to this post at the end. The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 35, which represents county police officers, has written the…
By Adam Pagnucco. According to county council staff, compensation for Montgomery County employees has been increasing at more than double the rate of growth of county revenues over the last…
Will Trump Prosecute MoCo Electeds?
By Adam Pagnucco. As part of his continuing campaign of reign by executive order, President Donald Trump has issued two new orders that could target MoCo as well as many…
