By Adam Pagnucco. “You kill my dog, I kill your cat.” So wrote former Baltimore Sun reporter Mike Dresser fifteen years ago. Dresser was writing about state legislators killing each…
Economy
Is Viva White Oak Ready to Launch? Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One told a brief history of the Viva White Oak project. Part Two discussed the nature of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), which is being proposed to…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One told a brief history of the Viva White Oak project. Part Two discussed the nature of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), which is being proposed to…
Is Viva White Oak Ready to Launch? Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One told a brief history of the Viva White Oak project. Today, let’s examine a crucial supportive element requested by County Executive Marc Elrich: a Tax…
Is Viva White Oak Ready to Launch? Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, County Executive Marc Elrich announced that he was asking the county council to establish a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) mechanism to support the implementation of the…
MoCo’s Income Tax: A Comparison
By Adam Pagnucco. As county leaders discuss whether to raise Montgomery County’s income tax, it’s time to consider how our tax stacks up against other jurisdictions. Income taxes can be…
By Adam Pagnucco. Equity Residential, a publicly-traded multifamily housing owner, is ranked as the fifth-largest apartment owner in the United States by the National Multifamily Housing Council. Its huge portfolio…
Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Eight
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the context of this series and some characteristics of the IRS taxpayer migration data on which it relies. Part Two revealed that Maryland is…
This is How to Be Like Virginia
By Adam Pagnucco. Once again, County Executive Marc Elrich is saying we need to be like Virginia. And once again, his argument rings hollow because of his blatant cherry picking. …
Elrich Vetoes “Developer Relief Act”
By Adam Pagnucco. As he promised, County Executive Marc Elrich has vetoed Bill 2-25, which provides 20-year property tax breaks to many real estate projects converting office buildings to residential…