By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, which represents most non-MCPS county employees, has released its endorsement list. MCGEO is the last of the large county employee unions to endorse….
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By Adam Pagnucco. Many folks following county politics look at the county employee unions as a monolith. You should avoid that mistake. They have important differences based on budget, the…
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Glass’s TV Ad
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Evan Glass, who is running for county executive, has launched an ad that is running on connected TV and digital platforms. This ad follows ads…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman has recommended an FY27 operating budget that cuts property tax rates while boosting general fund spending by 7.3%. Anne Arundel County…
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Friedson’s Third Mailer
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By Adam Pagnucco. Printed below is the third mailer by Council Member Andrew Friedson, who is running for county executive. Mail ballots are going out now, a critical point in…
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Realtors Slam “$293 Million Hole” in Budget
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By Adam Pagnucco. Many people have weighed in on the county council’s recently approved FY27 operating budget, which raises taxes on homeowners and gives MCPS 80% of its requested funding…
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Is This Progressive?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the county council passed an income tax plan that it calls progressive. County Executive Marc Elrich calls it regressive. Who is right? To answer that…
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Taylor Comments on “Frustrating” Budget
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By Adam Pagnucco. On Friday, Superintendent Thomas Taylor sent a message to MCPS employees about the county council’s passage of the FY27 budget. He characterizes it as “a mixed bag”…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I broke the story that a Super PAC financed by the real estate industry had raised $1.2 million and begun spending on a negative TV…
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Burn Rates are Starting to Matter
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By Adam Pagnucco. When analyzing campaign finance reports, total receipts and total expenditures are factors that warrant obvious attention. But here is another one that counts a lot, especially now:…