By Adam Pagnucco. Part One looked at voting mode by party in MoCo’s 2024 primary. Today we will study turnout rates by party and county region. The chart below shows…
Upcounty
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One showed bullet votes in the council at-large primary overall with a bit of detail in Congressional District 8. Now let’s get into the geography of…
There is No Plan B for Upcounty
By Adam Pagnucco. Of all the folks who may be disappointed by the possible collapse of the state’s I-270 project, no one comes to mind more than Upcounty residents. They…
Interview: Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman
By Adam Pagnucco. Welcome to a new format I am starting for Montgomery Perspective: written interviews. From time to time, I plan on asking influential people in the county a…
Upcounty’s Battle of the Women
By Adam Pagnucco. In the old days, most of Upcounty was contained in County Council District 2, which hugged the Frederick and Howard county borders in a rough tilted C. …
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…
Nine Districts Supporters Speak
By Adam Pagnucco. In prior posts, I have noted support of the Nine Districts charter amendment by Republicans, developers and unions. But a lot more people beyond those groups would…
By Marilyn Balcombe. The premise of the petition drive by Nine Districts for MoCo is that the current structure of the Montgomery County Council does not allow for fair representation…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Suburban Maryland Transportation Alliance has released questionnaires completed by County Executive and County Council At-Large candidates on transportation issues. While many answers are similar – who…
Balcombe’s Pitch to Upcounty
By Adam Pagnucco. Whether they are right or wrong, MANY residents of Upcounty who communicate with your author feel that they are not treated as well by county government as…