By Adam Pagnucco. Over the last several months, I wrote about a few state bills that have since been resolved in the most recent session of the General Assembly. Let’s…
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Fact Checking Elrich, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s resume evaluating Elrich’s pushback on the council over its recently passed FY24 budget. On school spending Elrich took two tracks on school spending. First, he remarked…
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Fact Checking Elrich, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. Despite getting 98 percent of his FY24 recommended budget funded by the county council, County Executive Marc Elrich went on the attack last week. He criticized the…
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Elrich Busts Loose
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a rip-roaring press conference on Thursday, County Executive Marc Elrich opened fire on his critics, especially those at the county council. His office sent me a…
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The Phantom Cut
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By Adam Pagnucco. Question: When is a budget cut not a cut? Answer: When it’s a phantom cut! That means a cut existing only on paper because the item in…
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Fani-González on Rental Assistance
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the less noticed stories of the budget is that the county council approved a lot of money for rental assistance. While rent hikes are far…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last Thursday, the great tax hike battle of 2023 came to its dramatic conclusion as the county council raised property taxes by 4.7 percent. That followed the…
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MCPS to Council: Let’s Kiss and Make Up
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight and Board of Education President Karla Silvestre have sent a letter to the county council thanking them for their “ongoing support of Montgomery…
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By Adam Pagnucco. While Montgomery County is increasing property taxes, it’s worth noting that three of our principal competitors have cut property taxes this year. At the same time, they…
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Did the Council Defund MCPS?
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By Adam Pagnucco. On Friday, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) blasted the county council’s decision to fund 70% of the school board’s requested increase for MCPS. The union said…