By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s giant tax hike will have consequences. Here are a few of them. 1. Term limits are more likely to pass. There are several reasons why…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Five
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By Adam Pagnucco. The untold story about the Giant Tax Hike is that it could have been cut substantially while still maintaining every dime of funding for MCPS in the…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. The tax hike is the part of the budget that is getting the most attention, but the County Council took another unusual step: it refused to fund…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. The need to fund MCPS was one reason given by county officials for their recent hike in property taxes. Another reason was the effects of the U.S….
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. The County Council is calling its recently passed budget an “Education First” budget since it included an increase above the state-required minimum level for Montgomery County Public…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. As part of the Fiscal Year 2017 budget, the Montgomery County Council has voted to increase property taxes by 8.7 percent. This is a landmark event that…
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CD8 Primary Election Results, Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s put together the previous three parts and look in detail at the strengths and weaknesses of the top three candidates. Senator Jamie Raskin Strongest Performances Takoma…
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CD8 Primary Election Results, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. The data below combines precinct information with census tract data on Hispanic origin and race from the 2010 Decennial Census. The demographics of the three counties are…
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CD8 Primary Election Results, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s time to dig deeper on geography. Below are election day results for every state legislative district overlapping with Congressional District 8. Of the twelve legislative districts…
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CD8 Primary Election Results, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. It has been roughly three weeks since Maryland’s primary election on April 26 and most of the results are in. All jurisdictions have reported returns from early…