By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I published a post titled They Were Warned explaining how the county council was told by their own staff a year ago that the executive’s…
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Are Rent Increases Out of Control?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Rent control supporters frequently allege astronomical rent hikes in making their case for tough legislation such as the Jawando-Mink-Elrich rent control bill. Statements in support of that…
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They Were Warned
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By Adam Pagnucco. The road to this year’s massive tax hike proposal is a long one, paved with years of unsustainable spending. That’s not on the six brand new county…
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Natali Fani-Gonzalez: Cast Vote Data
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By Adam Pagnucco. Former planning board member Natali Fani-Gonzalez utterly crushed a quality field in the mid-county Council District 6, winning every precinct. She now inherits Nancy Navarro’s mantle as…
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Realtors Launch Campaign to Stop Tax Hike
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has started an advocacy campaign to oppose County Executive Marc Elrich’s ten percent property tax hike. Yesterday afternoon, GCAAR…
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Kristin Mink: Cast Vote Data
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By Adam Pagnucco. In last year’s primary, Kristin Mink dominated a field of Black candidates in plurality-Black Council District 5. Who else did her voters support? Let’s start with the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) has released economic impact statements on the council’s two rent control bills and they conclude what the overwhelming majority…
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Top Stories: March 2023
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in March 2023, ranked by page views. 1. The Central Fiction of Elrich’s Budget 2. MCPS is Failing…
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MoCo Loses Population Two Years in a Row
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By Adam Pagnucco. According to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, Montgomery County has lost population two years in a row. That has not happened in a very…
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Pay the Teachers, Part Five
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By Adam Pagnucco. As the public considers the county executive’s request for a ten percent property tax hike to benefit MCPS, it’s time to review the last time a tax…