By Adam Pagnucco. Battered by shutdowns of dine-in service, restaurants across Maryland and beyond are taking a severe beating. As a measure of modest compensation, Governor Larry Hogan has allowed…
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Hucker, Elrich Stop Takeout Tickets
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By Adam Pagnucco. Within minutes of seeing our post on parking tickets being issued for restaurant takeout pickups, Council Member Tom Hucker asked county officials to stop the practice. When…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MoCo’s restaurant industry, which is currently limited to takeout and delivery, is in crisis. Many elected officials at both the state and county levels are asking constituents…
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The County Budget is in Crisis. What Now?
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By Adam Pagnucco. After arguably the worst communications debacle in county government history, the Elrich administration is now belatedly defending its recommended FY21 operating budget. But we are waaaaaaay past…
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MoCo’s Moratorium Madness
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County government is currently plagued by a $100 million operating budget shortfall and a shrinking capital budget. So what is the county doing to revitalize…
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Affordable Housing Spat: Who’s Right?
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich and his biggest critic, Council Member Hans Riemer, are feuding once again. This time, the subject is affordable housing. Elrich says his new…
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Alsobrooks Brags About Beating MoCo
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a blast email sent today, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks bragged about a recent Washington Post story showing her county pulling ahead of Montgomery County…
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The Reasons For My Votes
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By Adam Pagnucco. Just like (hopefully) all of you, I am voting in the primary this year. We talk a lot about candidates on Seventh State but not as much…
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s election season and that means it’s time for lots of promises from politicians. And boy are they promising a lot, especially on the county’s two big…
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Why Progressives Need Economic Growth
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By Adam Pagnucco. For progressives, few issues should be more important than the need for economic growth. Why do we say that? First, let’s see what happens when there is…