By Adam Pagnucco. Last night, Council Member Will Jawando held his campaign kickoff event for county executive. Jawando joins Council Member Evan Glass and Celeste Aroha in the race. Jawando’s…
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Pittman on Deck to Lead Maryland Democrats
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By Adam Pagnucco. According to an email from Maryland Democratic Party Chair Ken Ulman, he is stepping down and his likely successor will be Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Evan Glass, who is running for county executive, has announced that he has qualified for matching funds in the county’s public financing system. It’s an…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the county council passed an FY26 operating budget with robust spending increases and no tax hikes. How did they do it? In part, they relied…
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Big Fee Hike Replaces Gigantic Fee Hike
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in March, I reported that County Executive Marc Elrich had recommended a gigantic hike in the county’s systems benefit charge, which funds solid waste and recycling…
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The Family Gets a Big Win
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By Adam Pagnucco. After several years of labor-management strife, the MCPS family reassembled a few months ago to jointly advocate for a large funding increase. And with the budget passed,…
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Fox News Host Throws Shade at Glass
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Evan Glass, who is running for county executive, recently got a helping hand from – of all people! – Fox News host Laura Ingraham. The…
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Albornoz: “I am Troubled by What Lies Ahead”
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, several county council members released statements on their newly approved FY26 operating budget, which contains substantial spending increases (particularly for MCPS), no tax increases and a…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Council has released details of the FY26 operating budget it approved today. There will be more to say about this in the future, but…
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Three Reactions to the Impending Budget
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, three organizations that play in county politics released statements in reaction to the impending FY26 operating budget about to be passed by the county council. The…