By Adam Pagnucco. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman has recommended an FY27 operating budget that cuts property tax rates while boosting general fund spending by 7.3%. Anne Arundel County…
Budget and Taxes
739 Articles
739
R
Realtors Slam “$293 Million Hole” in Budget
2 Min Read
2 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. Many people have weighed in on the county council’s recently approved FY27 operating budget, which raises taxes on homeowners and gives MCPS 80% of its requested funding…
I
Is This Progressive?
3 Min Read
3 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the county council passed an income tax plan that it calls progressive. County Executive Marc Elrich calls it regressive. Who is right? To answer that…
T
Taylor Comments on “Frustrating” Budget
4 Min Read
4 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. On Friday, Superintendent Thomas Taylor sent a message to MCPS employees about the county council’s passage of the FY27 budget. He characterizes it as “a mixed bag”…
5 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. A lot of folks are saying a lot of things about the council’s Kicking the Can budget. I’m tempted to run a bunch of these statements but…
T
The Kicking the Can Budget
2 Min Read
2 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. The great budget battle of 2026 appears to be over. And its result is a weary agreement by nine council members to kick the county’s budgetary can…
3 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. J. Wellington Wimpy, the gluttonous character in Popeye cartoons, loved to say, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” Would the county council give Wimpy…
C
Council Postpones Budget Votes
1 Min Read
1 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. The council was supposed to take hugely important straw votes on the capital and operating budgets today, but it’s not going to happen. Moments ago, Council President…
M
Mink’s Plan to Save MCPS
3 Min Read
3 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s dire warning about the MCPS budget, one council member rose up with a plan to save the school district: Kristin…
T
The Challenge of Getting to Eight
3 Min Read
3 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. In this year’s budget fracas, there are many numbers. Some are in the millions. Others are in tens of millions. Quite a few are in the thousands. …