By Adam Pagnucco. Part One looked at the change in expenditures by department, agency and broad function between the FY23 and FY24 approved budgets. Today, we will look at medium…
Three Years Without White’s Ferry
By Adam Pagnucco. Three years ago, White’s Ferry – which links Montgomery and Loudoun counties across the Potomac River – closed for service. A dispute between landowners on the two…
How the County Spends Your Money: Short Term
By Adam Pagnucco. Now that the county’s most recent operating budget has been published, it’s time to look at how county government spends your money. We are going to use…
Council Seeks Executive Director
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of the pending retirement of County Council Executive Director Marlene Michaelson, the council is seeking her successor. This is one of the most critical…
Navarro’s MCPS Pay Revealed
By Adam Pagnucco. On November 20, I submitted a Maryland Public Information Act request to MCPS asking for the compensation of former Council Member Nancy Navarro, who was recently hired…
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has expressed concerns to the county council about Council Member Will Jawando’s bill to mandate provision of menstrual products in bathrooms. While Elrich…
By Adam Pagnucco. In his Friday evening message, County Executive Marc Elrich offered a number of blunt comments on the Capitals and Wizards moving to Virginia, on Virginia Governor Glenn…
By Adam Pagnucco. Twelve days after Washington Post employees staged a 24-hour walkout over stalled collective bargaining negotiations, the Post Guild reported that the company has come back to the…
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s latest six-year fiscal plan contains a surprising number: the county’s tax revenues have come in $455 million above estimates over the last two fiscal years. …
By Adam Pagnucco. Senator Cheryl Kagan has filed an Open Meetings Act complaint against the Rockville Board of Supervisors of Elections. In the complaint, she alleges that the board excluded…