By Adam Pagnucco. Today, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its preliminary state-level unemployment numbers for April. In March, BLS estimated Maryland’s unemployment rate at 3.3%. In April,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot has called for the reopening of outdoor seating at restaurants. His statement on Facebook is reprinted below. ***** At the start of today’s meeting…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When Governor Larry Hogan announced a phase 1 reopening of Maryland’s economy on Friday night, several local jurisdictions (including MoCo) declined to go along. County Executive Marc…
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By Adam Pagnucco. District 20 Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins has organized a joint letter to Governor Larry Hogan signed by 48 Delegates asking him to cancel rent and mortgage payments for…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Left largely undiscussed during the debate over MoCo’s recently passed rent stabilization bill was the overall condition of the county’s rental market. Yes, Council Member Andrew Friedson…
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Huge Demand for COVID-19 Applications
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s COVID-19 assistance application went live today around 3 PM and demand was both immediate and heavy. One applicant who completed the county’s form described the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. At 9:09 PM last night, I published a post on the county’s $20 million COVID-19 small business assistance program noting that no regulations governing its disbursements had…
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Fact, Rumor and Chaos on COVID-19 Assistance
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county has announced via press release that COVID-19 assistance for small businesses will be open for application tomorrow (April 15). But questions arise both from the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In another twist to MoCo’s rent control saga, commercial property has been removed from Council Member Will Jawando’s rent control bill. The original draft of the bill…
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D.C. Leads MoCo on COVID-19 Grants
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By Adam Pagnucco. As complaints mount on MoCo’s not-yet-functioning process for distributing COVID-19 grants to small businesses, let’s contrast our performance to the District of Columbia. The D.C. City Council…