By Adam Pagnucco. In response to my Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) request, county council staff has confirmed that taxpayers paid some of the costs of Council Member Laurie-Anne Sayles’s…
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MCPS Responds to Warehouse Lease Controversy
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By Adam Pagnucco. Three days ago, the Parents Coalition of Montgomery County reported that MCPS had signed and the school board had approved a 10-year lease for a warehouse costing…
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Sayles Went to Hawaii During the Budget
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By Adam Pagnucco. It started just before the week of May 4, which was one of the most critical weeks of this county council’s term. Source after source – at…
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MCPS Releases Potential Reductions List
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By Adam Pagnucco. At yesterday’s school board meeting, MCPS management released a potential reductions list of school district positions. The list is due to the county council funding 98.4% of…
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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…
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Realtors Slam “$293 Million Hole” in Budget
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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…
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Is This Progressive?
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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…
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Taylor Comments on “Frustrating” Budget
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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”…
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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…
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The Kicking the Can Budget
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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…