By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing Montgomery County to its largest…
Impact Tax Collapse Damages Capital Budget
By Adam Pagnucco. In a budget message sent yesterday, County Executive Marc Elrich is blaming a collapse in impact tax collections for his recommended cut to the Capital Improvements Program…
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, I printed testimony from a condo owner in Friendship Heights decrying huge potential cost increases caused by the county’s Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) law. …
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, when Council Member Kristin Mink joined Council Member Will Jawando in opposing the Planning Board’s Attainable Housing Strategies initiative, she recommended several alternatives in justifying…
By Adam Pagnucco. America First Legal, a group headed by former and future Trump advisor Stephen Miller, has sent a batch of threatening letters to “sanctuary jurisdictions” around the nation…
By Adam Pagnucco. In March 2024, Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi issued a report finding that the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) “did not always confirm the accuracy of collected…
By Adam Pagnucco. Two unsuccessful 2022 county council candidates have filed campaign committees to run for council again. Both filings came on January 10 (Friday). The candidates are: Scott Goldberg…
By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, Council Member Will Jawando became the first council member to openly oppose the Planning Board’s Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative. (County Executive Marc Elrich has loudly…
By Adam Pagnucco. Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes has quit the newspaper and blasted her former bosses on the way out. The reason? Her editor rejected a cartoon that included…
On Bethesda Today’s Rebranding
By Adam Pagnucco. Bethesda Today, which rebranded itself from MoCo360 on Tuesday, is Montgomery County’s principal news outlet. It has its roots in Bethesda Magazine, a print publication founded by…