By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, Council President Natali Fani-González sent the memo reprinted below outlining how the council will consider County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended FY27 operating budget. The council…
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Elrich’s Special Taxing Districts
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended FY27 operating budget contains a property tax increase and an income tax increase, both of which are receiving public attention. But it…
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Elrich’s Many Large Fee Increases
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich’s FY27 recommended operating budget is already notorious for its property and income tax increases as well as its advocacy for new special taxing…
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Glass Claims Lead in Executive Race
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Evan Glass, who is running for executive, has released an internal poll claiming that he leads the Democratic primary race for county executive. The poll,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When County Executive Marc Elrich announced his FY27 recommended operating budget, he mentioned that it contained a 6.3 cent property tax increase. That doesn’t sound like much,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has released a report finding that a housing department manager “participated in the hiring of a relative without disclosing their relationship,” a…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The raging fight over the future of Wootton High School has several dimensions: political, community-based, financial and even racial. One dimension is more technical than any of…
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Government by Grandstanding
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By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, Council Member Will Jawando provoked an intense confrontation at the county council over his bill prohibiting law enforcement officers from wearing masks. (The bill, named…
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Realtors Endorse for Executive and Council
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has announced its endorsements for county executive and county council. I don’t print every endorsement (there are a ton…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One described the methodology of this series, which is hampered by the quality problems in data published by the State Board of Elections (SBE). Part Two…