By Adam Pagnucco. The county council passed rent control legislation on a 7-4 vote today. The legislation had a long and winding road to passage and went through many changes…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of the City of Gaithersburg’s letter to the county council opposing rent control, the City of Rockville’s council has voted to send a letter…
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What Have We Learned About Rent Control?
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By Adam Pagnucco. With the county’s rent control legislation expected to receive a council vote today, let’s recap what we have learned about rent control laws. This year alone, I…
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Rent Control Supporters Demand Strong Bill
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By Adam Pagnucco. A coalition of 40 organizations who support rent control have written to the county council demanding a strong bill. The groups are focused on a set of…
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How Rent Control Will Damage MoCo’s Tax Base
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By Adam Pagnucco. With a strict rent control bill coming out of the council’s Planning, Housing and Parks Committee and worries about a structural budget deficit pervading county government, the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A Montgomery County-based developer has written the county executive and the county council with news: their company is stopping a county project because of the pending passage…
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Will Jawando: Cast Vote Data
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando finished second in the council at-large primary. He finished first in Takoma Park, Downtown Silver Spring, Silver Spring East County, Glenmont/Norbeck, Burtonsville and…
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Three Facts About MoCo Police Officers
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By Adam Pagnucco. Bill 33-19, lead-sponsored by Council Members Nancy Navarro and Craig Rice and passed unanimously in 2020, requires annual reports from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) on…
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“I Can Never Trust Them Again”
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By Adam Pagnucco. “I can never trust them again.” That’s what one source told me recently. I’ll get to the targets of that quote, but first a story from days…
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Gaithersburg to Council: No on Rent Control
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By Adam Pagnucco. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, writing on behalf of himself and his city council, has sent a letter to the county council opposing rent control legislation. The city…