By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2012, the last time Maryland was in a serious budget crisis, then-D.C. Council Member Jack Evans uttered one of the most infamous quotes in local…
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Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the context of this series and some characteristics of the IRS taxpayer migration data on which it relies. Part Two revealed that Maryland is…
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MCPS Responds to Mold Testimony
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I wrote about school board testimony by New Hampshire Estates Elementary School PTA President Nancy McInerney describing mold at her school. I asked MCPS to comment. …
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Another Ficker Amendment?
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By Adam Pagnucco. No human being has deposited more charter amendments on Montgomery County ballots than former Delegate Robin Ficker. It’s not even close. A man of boundless energy, Ficker’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Reardon “Sully” Sullivan, who organized last year’s successful charter amendment campaign reducing term limits for the county executive from three to two, has formed a new ballot…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in December, MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor proposed a $10 million, 20 percent increase in the district’s maintenance of plant spending as part of his recommended FY26…
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Iroha: Don’t Write About My Campaign
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote that county executive candidate Celeste Iroha had inaccurately told her contributors that their contributions to her campaign were tax deductible. (In fact, the IRS…
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Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we learned that Maryland is the only U.S. state to rank in the top six in household income, the top three in education levels…
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Jawando to Developers: Don’t Come Here
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando, perhaps the principal figure in Montgomery County’s passage of rent control, took it to developers in yesterday’s Rent Stabilization Community Forum in Rockville. …
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Elrich’s Gigantic Fee Hike
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By Adam Pagnucco. Buried in County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended FY26 operating budget is a $50 million fee hike. The increase, which would amount to a 31% rise for households…