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Adam Pagnucco, COVID-19, Economy

Is the County Playing Favorites Among Small Businesses?

By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) is the county’s economic development authority. It is a 501(c)(3) whose board members are nominated by the county executive and confirmed by the county council. Its operating budget comes mainly from county government. In June, MCEDC launched a business assistance initiative called 3R (Reopen Relaunch … Continue reading Is the County Playing Favorites Among Small Businesses? →

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Adam Pagnucco, Montgomery County Council, Robin Ficker, taxes

Ballot Question Committee Scorecard

By Adam Pagnucco. Over the last few weeks, a spate of political committees have formed to support or oppose the four charter amendments on the ballot. At this writing, six have filed paperwork with the State Board of Elections. This post summarizes their information. First, let’s recall what these ballot questions are. Question A: Would … Continue reading Ballot Question Committee Scorecard →

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Adam Pagnucco, MCDCC, Montgomery County Council, Robin Ficker, taxes

MoCo Democrats Take Position on Charter Amendments

By Adam Pagnucco. As they do in every election year, officials of Montgomery County’s Democratic Party gathered tonight to take positions on charter amendments and ballot questions. The standard format is for the party’s ballot question advisory committee, which studies such questions, to present information to the party’s precinct organization. The precinct organization, comprised of … Continue reading MoCo Democrats Take Position on Charter Amendments →

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Confederate Monuments, Montgomery County Council, Montgomery County Public Schools, schools

Top Seventh State Stories, August 2020

By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in August ranked by page views. 1. The Squeaky Wheel and Inequities Hiding in Plain Sight2. Is Talbot County Killing its Golden Goose?3. Revealed! Funders of Nine Districts4. Hogan Overturns MoCo Closure of Private Schools5. MoCo Shuts Down Private Schools – Again6. Volcano in … Continue reading Top Seventh State Stories, August 2020 →

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Adam Pagnucco, Montgomery County Council

Is the Council Violating the Open Meetings Act?

By Adam Pagnucco. This morning, MoCo residents woke up to find two brand new items on the council’s agenda that were not present late last night. Both of them are proposed charter amendments, which are among the most significant issues considered by any council. The suddenness with which they appeared, and the utter lack of … Continue reading Is the Council Violating the Open Meetings Act? →

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Adam Pagnucco, Montgomery County Council

What Will Happen to the County Council?

By Adam Pagnucco. Conversations had been going on for a while, but when Nine Districts for MoCo announced that they had gathered 15,000 signatures for their charter amendment, things got real in a hurry. The county council faced a serious chance that they would get involuntarily restructured by angry voters at the ballot box. Now … Continue reading What Will Happen to the County Council? →

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The Upcounty Doesn’t Vote and Nobody Seems to Care

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 for residents in the Upcounty because seven of the nine Councilmembers live Downcounty. As it has been since 2006, all four At-Large Councilmembers live south/southeast … Continue reading The Upcounty Doesn’t Vote and Nobody Seems to Care →

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Peter Franchot

Adam Pagnucco: Outside the Statehouse, Franchot is King

The following is a guest post by Adam Pagnucco: Senate President Mike Miller and Comptroller Peter Franchot have renewed their decade-long feud, to the delight of journalists, bloggers and pundits alike. Whether it’s about slots, tax collection issues, Baltimore County public school air conditioners or just the joy of a good barroom brawl, the Miller-Franchot … Continue reading Adam Pagnucco: Outside the Statehouse, Franchot is King →

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County Government, maps, redistricting

New County Council District Maps

This post is a collection of the new councilmanic district maps from around Maryland. It is an updated version of one of the most popular posts on Seventh State with the 2010s maps. I have done my best to make sure that they are the new rather the old districts. I have been unable to … Continue reading New County Council District Maps →

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Adam Pagnucco, Baltimore City, Corporate Welfare, COVID-19, Development, Economy, Ike Leggett, Marc Elrich, MCEA, MCPS, police

The Top Twenty Seventh State Posts of 2020, Part One

By Adam Pagnucco. The year 2020 was hugely eventful for the entire world and MoCo was no exception. In our county, 2020 saw a public health crisis, a resulting economic crash and huge challenges to our quality of life. In political terms, it also saw unusually contentious elections for school board and circuit court judge, … Continue reading The Top Twenty Seventh State Posts of 2020, Part One →

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