By Adam Pagnucco. Data released by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) shows that the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has generated billions of dollars in funding for projects in Maryland. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Sierra Club’s Maryland Chapter, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Friends of Moses Hall have announced that they are suing…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Congressman Jamie Raskin has spearheaded a joint letter from more than 100 members of Congress in both parties asking the IRS to extend its April 15 tax…
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Biden’s Billions
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By Adam Pagnucco. President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress passed a mammoth economic stimulus plan last week. The plan contains hundreds of billions of dollars in aid to states…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last fall, I wrote about a bombshell General Assembly audit of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation which found that the agency had miscalculated property taxes…
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Hucker: MoCo Will Expand its EITC
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker has responded to our post from yesterday asking whether the county will match the state’s expansion of its earned income tax…
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Gino Celebrates Big Win on Pay
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCGEO President Gino Renne has sent out a blast email to his MoCo government members celebrating his new agreement on pay increases. Gino is right to celebrate…
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Elrich Announces End to COVID Pay
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a blast email sent to county employees on Saturday night, County Executive Marc Elrich announced an end to the county’s COVID emergency pay program. The pay…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, Maryland Matters reported that the House of Delegates attached a large expansion of the state’s earned income tax credit (EITC) to Governor Larry Hogan’s pandemic…
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Two Negotiating Strategies, Two Outcomes
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By Adam Pagnucco. In justifying the county’s creation of a $4 million per pay period emergency pay liability, representatives of county government depict it as a good deal for taxpayers….