By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Marc Elrich, who recently equated potential gentrification near the Purple Line with “ethnic cleansing,” is taking flak for his remarks and is not backing down. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. In response to a question about just cause eviction and rent control at the Progressive Neighbors County Executive forum, Council Member Marc Elrich stated that the Purple…
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Roger Berliner on Jobs
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Job growth has been stagnant in Montgomery County over the past few years. What would you do to encourage increased job growth? Increasing prosperity — and having that prosperity shared…
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George Leventhal on Jobs
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Job growth has been stagnant in Montgomery County over the past few years. What would you do to encourage increased job growth? We have seen good news on job growth…
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Marc Elrich on Jobs
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Job growth has been stagnant in Montgomery County over the past few years. What would you do to encourage increased job growth? Most job growth comes from new businesses expanding…
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Bill Frick on Jobs
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Job growth has been stagnant in Montgomery County over the past few years. What would you do to encourage increased job growth? For far too long, our Council has been…
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Where Are We Going?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Your author has written over a thousand posts over the last decade about state and local politics. Some of those posts were tough. Some called out elected…
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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…
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Will There Be a Deal on MoCo’s Minimum Wage?
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By Adam Pagnucco. The question of whether Montgomery County will have a $15 minimum wage has simmered for months. After County Executive Ike Leggett vetoed Council Member Marc Elrich’s bill…
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By Ben Shnider. To drive along Montgomery County’s I-270 corridor is to pass countless “For Lease” signs in front of near-vacant office parks. And to speak with service industry workers…