By Adam Pagnucco. Much has been written about the tax bills passed by the U.S. House and Senate in recent weeks. Overall, both bills offer small tax cuts to the…
Budget and Taxes
Bill Frick: Name One Program You Would Cut
Name one program in the county budget that is not working and can be cut. Tell us how much in annual savings that would yield. For too long, Council members…
Name one program in the county budget that is not working and can be cut. Tell us how much in annual savings that would yield. I have been a leading…
Name one program in the county budget that is not working and can be cut. Tell us how much in annual savings that would yield. I will work diligently with…
Marc Elrich: Name One Program You Would Cut
Name one program in the county budget that is not working and can be cut. Tell us how much in annual savings that would yield. While there’s no one program…
A Reply to Nancy Floreen on MCPS Funding
By Adam Pagnucco. Thanks to Council Member Nancy Floreen for writing about MCPS funding in recent years in response to my blog post. First, a note of appreciation. While we…
Setting the Record Straight on MCPS Funding
By Council Member Nancy Floreen. Adam Pagnucco’s recent post on the County Council’s budgeting work made an astoundingly misleading claim: “The County imposed seven years of austerity on MCPS [in…
Greenberger Guarantees No Property Tax Hikes
By Adam Pagnucco. Former County Council spokesman Neil Greenberger, who is running for an at-large seat, has released a campaign video guaranteeing that if he is elected, there will be…
By Adam Pagnucco. If the next County Executive and County Council want to prevent another Giant Tax Hike, they will have to do something that has not been done for…
By Adam Pagnucco. The untold story of last year’s 9% property tax hike is that it was not merely the product of needed funding for public schools or the adverse…