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…
Budget and Taxes
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. 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. …
Maryland’s Transportation Crisis, Part Five
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One described how the state’s two transportation agencies – the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) – finance transportation projects. Part…
Maryland’s Transportation Crisis, Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One described how the state’s two transportation agencies – the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) – finance transportation projects. Part…
Maryland’s Transportation Crisis, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we looked at problems with transportation revenues. Today we will look at costs. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority…
Maryland’s Transportation Crisis, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. The State of Maryland’s ability to fund transportation projects is in serious jeopardy. Let’s begin exploring why by discussing its revenues. The Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) is…
Maryland’s Transportation Crisis, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. Do you oppose the state’s I-270/Beltway widening project? Don’t worry about it. Do you oppose building Baltimore’s Red Line? Not a problem. Are you worried about more…
State and County Pay to Retain Sodexo
By Adam Pagnucco. The State of Maryland and Montgomery County are together offering more than $700,000 in incentives to retain Sodexo, a French food services and facility management company that…
Office Building Owners Cry Out for Help
By Adam Pagnucco. Besieged by rising office vacancy rates, depressed leasing activity and weak sales, a group of office building owners has commissioned a report showing a pending drop in…