By Adam Pagnucco. Artie Harris, the Vice President of Real Estate at Montgomery Housing Partnership, has been appointed chair of the planning board on a 6-5 vote. He is only…
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Fani-González Demands Answers From MCPS
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote a two-part series on a literacy pilot at East Silver Spring Elementary School. The pilot showed strong results in improving reading by second, third…
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Full Ten Cent Property Tax Hike is Dead
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By Adam Pagnucco. From the day that County Executive Marc Elrich sent his recommended ten cent property tax hike to the county council, not a single source of mine in…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Proprietor Income
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By Adam Pagnucco. Here is a huge part of our economy that is largely untracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: proprietors. This is how the U.S. Bureau of…
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Who’s-Who Employer List Opposes Tax Hike
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By Adam Pagnucco. A group of the county’s most prominent employers and business organizations has sent a letter to the county council opposing a potential property tax increase. The letter…
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By Adam Pagnucco. With MCPS unions pressing for full funding of the school system’s requested budget and the county council resisting the full ten percent property tax increase recommended by…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In an amazing response to Council President Evan Glass’s op-ed calling for more transparency and accountability in MCPS’s budget, the school board has cited its own demographics…
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Top Stories: April 2023
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in April 2023, ranked by page views. 1. They Were Warned 2. Rice Withdraws 3. They Have Been…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s understand something about Council Member Will Jawando. He is an excellent public speaker. He keeps his cool on the dais and says exactly what he intends. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS (GCAAR) has issued a statement condemning the county council’s passage of a large recordation tax increase on Tuesday. The realtors…