By Adam Pagnucco. Even though the war between Israel and Hamas is occurring on the other side of the planet, it has been one of the hardest issues for elected…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Here is an interesting wrinkle that showed up in the data. Is a positive employee climate associated with student achievement? There might be reason to believe so….
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers and other employees in MCPS, is blasting County Executive Marc Elrich’s FY25 recommended operating budget for not fully…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has released his recommended FY25 operating budget today. It now heads to the county council for its review. The council approves the operating…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Maryland-National Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) has filed a civil lawsuit against Carolyn Chen, a former county council staffer who left the council last fall. Moderately…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A group of former members of the county council and school board have written to County Executive Marc Elrich asking him to attach some strings to MCPS’s…
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Can a Tax Hike Lead to Less Revenue?
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By Adam Pagnucco. When you raise a tax rate, you get more revenue from it, right? Not always. If you want a demonstration of a rate increase and a revenue…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the methodology of MCPS’s staff climate survey. Part Two summarized some stats from FY23. Part Three looked at five survey questions on which MCPS…
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Elrich Pokes Annapolis in the Eye – Again
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, Maryland Matters printed comments by County Executive Marc Elrich questioning the integrity of Annapolis lawmakers. He made those comments as he was asking the General…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When Council Member Will Jawando withdrew his bill to repeal the tipped minimum wage in January, he threw his support behind efforts to pass it at the…