By Adam Pagnucco. Many folks following county politics look at the county employee unions as a monolith. You should avoid that mistake. They have important differences based on budget, the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I broke the story that a Super PAC financed by the real estate industry had raised $1.2 million and begun spending on a negative TV…
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Burn Rates are Starting to Matter
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By Adam Pagnucco. When analyzing campaign finance reports, total receipts and total expenditures are factors that warrant obvious attention. But here is another one that counts a lot, especially now:…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When public financing was passed in 2014, it was supposed to take interest group money out of our elections. Well, that has not happened. There are now…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I broke the news that the Affordable Maryland PAC, a Super PAC financed by the real estate industry, had placed a $232,000 TV ad buy against…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A coalition of developers, builders and other real estate interests has assembled $1.2 million in a Super PAC to play in this year’s elections. So far, the…
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Mink’s Plan to Save MCPS
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s dire warning about the MCPS budget, one council member rose up with a plan to save the school district: Kristin…
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Republicans Attack Jawando
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By Adam Pagnucco. A number of political committees with ties to the county’s Republican Party have launched ads targeting Council Member Will Jawando, who is running for county executive. The…
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Jawando’s TV Ad
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando, who is running for county executive, has started running TV ads in his race. One of my sources spotted this on Fox 5…
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Jawando Releases Detailed Budget Changes
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando has followed up on his budget proposal to avoid County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended property tax increase with a detailed list of itemized…