By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday afternoon, the county council rejected the hidden tax hike that was buried in the county executive’s recommended budget. The primary issue that bothered the council was…
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Elrich’s Hidden Tax Hike
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By Adam Pagnucco. One month ago, I roasted the Montgomery County Republican Party for inaccurately claiming that the county was trying to “sneak in” a tax hike. At that time,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Washington Post has endorsed Lynne Harris and Shebra Evans for school board. Evans is an incumbent running for reelection in District 4. Harris is a former…
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MoCo’s Nasty School Board Race, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. Negative campaigning has a long and brutal history in Montgomery County but this year’s school board election is emerging as one of the most contentious contests in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. On April 27, the county council sent a memo with a lengthy list of questions on the county’s COVID-19 strategy to County Executive Marc Elrich, Chief Administrative…
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By Adam Pagnucco. District 20 Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins has organized a joint letter to Governor Larry Hogan signed by 48 Delegates asking him to cancel rent and mortgage payments for…
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By Adam Pagnucco. NABET-CWA Local 31 has filed an unfair labor practice charge against MCM (Montgomery Community Media) alleging that MCM is refusing to bargain a new collective bargaining agreement….
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By Adam Pagnucco. Left largely undiscussed during the debate over MoCo’s recently passed rent stabilization bill was the overall condition of the county’s rental market. Yes, Council Member Andrew Friedson…
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By Adam Pagnucco. This morning, a delivery truck operated by MoCo’s liquor monopoly crashed in Aspen Hill. The crash occurred on Connecticut Avenue near the intersection with Georgia Avenue, shutting…
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MoCo’s Most Influential, Part Seven
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One of this series laid out the rules and methodology for how we determined MoCo’s most influential people. These lists were developed by adding together the…