By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended capital budget amendments are out and here are the four main points. He wants to increase spending on school construction. He wants…
Budget and Taxes
By Adam Pagnucco. Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr and Council Member Will Jawando are proposing legislation that would allow counties to create high income tax brackets to finance the creation of…
By Adam Pagnucco. As told in Part Two, Maryland counties gained the ability to establish income tax brackets in December 2021. However, Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr and Council Member Will…
By Adam Pagnucco. For decades, Maryland counties could only charge flat income tax rates under state law. But that changed in 2021 despite opposition from Governor Larry Hogan. Allowing counties…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr and Council Member Will Jawando held a press event to discuss pending new state legislation enabling counties to cut income taxes…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Republican takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives will have obvious ramifications for national politics and international relations. It may also have consequences for Montgomery County’s…
MCEA Speaks Out on MCPS Budget
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers, guidance counselors, speech pathologists, media specialists and other educators in MCPS, has issued the statement below on MCPS…
A Legacy to Remember
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has released videos celebrating the legacies of departing Council Members Tom Hucker, Nancy Navarro, Craig Rice and Hans Riemer. These council members are right…
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s delegation of state legislators has come out swinging against a proposal by WMATA to reinstate turnbacks on the Red Line. The turnbacks, which terminated some…
State Government Vacancies Spike
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently released data from the General Assembly’s Department of Legislative Services (DLS) shows that vacancies in state government have spiked over the last year, part of a…