By Adam Pagnucco. On Monday, candidates for Congress filed their last campaign finance reports prior to the primary election. I’ll have more on them shortly, but let’s start with quick…
Robin Ficker
A Legacy to Remember
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has released videos celebrating the legacies of departing Council Members Tom Hucker, Nancy Navarro, Craig Rice and Hans Riemer. These council members are right…
What Now for MoCo Republicans?
By Adam Pagnucco. While the results have not been finalized, early returns suggest a stark reality for Montgomery County Republicans – this is likely the fifth straight gubernatorial cycle in…
Non-Profits Come Out Against Question B
By Adam Pagnucco. Non-profits have joined an expanding alliance against Robin Ficker’s anti-tax Question B that includes progressives, unions, business groups and all of MoCo’s county-level elected officials. The press…
JOF, Progressives Take on Ficker
By Adam Pagnucco. Former school board member Jill Ortman-Fouse is co-chairing a new group opposing Question B, Robin Ficker’s charter amendment on property taxes, along with former Jamie Raskin staffer…
Poll Out on Ballot Questions
By Adam Pagnucco. A poll is in the field on MoCo’s ballot questions, much of it focused on Question B (Robin Ficker’s charter amendment on property taxes). The sponsor of…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Washington Post’s editorial board has weighed in on MoCo’s competing charter amendments and recommends voting against all of them. The Post wrote that both citizens’ initiatives…
Who Are These People?
By Adam Pagnucco. They look like the folks who were elected in 2018. Their names match the names listed on the county website. There is no evidence of alien abductions…
Picture This
By Adam Pagnucco. Picture this, dear readers: two events, both scheduled for today. Picture 1: Robin Ficker, author of numerous charter amendments on taxes and term limits, has announced his…