By Adam Pagnucco. Suppose the county council were to pass legislation giving unelected boards virtually unfettered power to add tens of millions of dollars in extra costs to the county…
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Council Staff Warns on Dire Economy
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a recent budget memo, the county council’s central staff warned the council about mounting trouble in the county’s economy. That trouble is now spilling over into…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Regular readers know I often criticize County Executive Marc Elrich’s performance in office. (No, I am not going to follow that statement with dozens of hyperlinks to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. We have previously seen how the county’s disastrous experiment with rent control has caused a 96% collapse in multifamily residential permits, nearly destroying the county’s ability to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Sometimes, fixing one problem creates another. And sometimes, it takes a long time for the new problem to surface. So it is with the latest chapter in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Tonight, MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor announced the basics of his FY27 recommended operating budget. While the entire budget is not yet published, we do know that he…
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Should MoCo Tax the Rich?
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By Adam Pagnucco. With MoCo’s revenues nose diving, the talk of tax hikes is predictably heating up. Here is one idea making the rounds: let’s just tax rich people. We…
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Why Another Tax Hike is Inevitable
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By Adam Pagnucco. On Monday, I broke the story that a new six-year fiscal plan revealed that the county government’s revenue projections had crashed, causing an $854 million writedown over…
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MoCo Revenues Crash and Burn
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s finally happening. In an event presaged by early signs of deterioration in the county’s (and the region’s) economy, Montgomery County’s revenues are now projected to collapse. …
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MoCo’s JOBS Initiative Keeps Crawling Along
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last year, the county council unanimously approved the JOBS (Jobs, Opportunities & Business Support) initiative, a new $20 million program to provide incentives for businesses. The press…