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…
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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…
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The Biggest Broken Promise in MoCo Politics
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2018, then-Council Member Marc Elrich campaigned for county executive on an important promise: he was going to work with his endorsers in the county government…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Near the end of Friday afternoon, County Executive Marc Elrich released his last recommended operating budget. (Elrich is term limited and is running for a council at-large…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Save Wootton, a stakeholder coalition formed to prevent the closure of Wootton High School, has announced that it has filed complaints with state and county inspectors general…