By Adam Pagnucco. The untold story about the Giant Tax Hike is that it could have been cut substantially while still maintaining every dime of funding for MCPS in the…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. The tax hike is the part of the budget that is getting the most attention, but the County Council took another unusual step: it refused to fund…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. The need to fund MCPS was one reason given by county officials for their recent hike in property taxes. Another reason was the effects of the U.S….
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. The County Council is calling its recently passed budget an “Education First” budget since it included an increase above the state-required minimum level for Montgomery County Public…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. As part of the Fiscal Year 2017 budget, the Montgomery County Council has voted to increase property taxes by 8.7 percent. This is a landmark event that…
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Montgomery County’s TRIM Amendment, 1978
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Prince George’s County is well-known for its TRIM amendment, a cap on property tax increases passed by referendum in 1978. Some blame TRIM for preventing the county from adequately funding…
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County Employee Pain Goes On
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One year ago today, we wrote a post about the sudden halt in pay increases and the sudden rise of furloughs facing Maryland county employees in FY 2010. In the…
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Leggett: Deficit “Close to $200 Million”
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Following is a memo from County Executive Ike Leggett to Council President Nancy Floreen on Montgomery County’s growing budget deficit. In the memo, Leggett estimates that the voters’ repeal of…
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Now Comes the Hard Part
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Today, Maryland Democrats are celebrating the reelection of Governor Martin O’Malley, U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski and their holding onto both chambers of the General Assembly. But the reality of governance…
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Phil Andrews: Ambulance Fees Can Cost Lives
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Council Member Phil Andrews sent out this mailer under his own authority line.