By Adam Pagnucco. The application of Montgomery County’s 2023 rent control law to rent increases is well known. But in an announcement to the public, the county government made it…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has always granted generous compensation packages to county employees and he has occasionally recommended tax hikes to fund them. In return, county government…
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Iroha: Again, Stop Writing About My Campaign
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By Adam Pagnucco. Celeste Iroha, the first filed candidate for county executive, really does not want me to write about her campaign. After I broke the news of her candidacy,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I wrote about how the PTA president of New Hampshire Estates Elementary School had testified before the school board that “Every single staff member and…
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Will They Choose Maryland or Virginia?
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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…