By Adam Pagnucco. A coalition of business and labor groups has filed suit in federal court against Montgomery County over Bill 13-22, nicknamed by opponents as “the electrocution bill.” The…
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Elrich Wants Us to Be Like Virginia. Really?
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By Adam Pagnucco. It won’t be a surprise to Montgomery Perspective readers that County Executive Marc Elrich wants to raise taxes. After all, he has tried to do so before…
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By Adam Pagnucco. I will begin this post with three statements. Montgomery County government has no idea how many housing units it has permitted prior to 2019. The director of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Two years ago, Montgomery County passed legislation establishing building energy performance standards. Last year, the county passed legislation establishing rent control. Now, those laws are working at…
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MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Six
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced this series. Part Two examined total employment. Part Three examined private employment. Part Four examined establishments. Part Five examined real total wages paid by…
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MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Five
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced this series. Part Two examined total employment. Part Three examined private employment. Part Four examined establishments. Today, we look at wages paid. The U.S….
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MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced this series. Part Two examined total employment. Part Three examined private employment. Today, we look at establishments. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When Montgomery County passed rent control last year, its legislation did not cover municipalities. The Gaithersburg City Council wrote a letter of opposition to rent control before…
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MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced this series. Part Two examined total employment. Today, we look at private sector employment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment…
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MoCo Economy Keeps Lagging, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the framework of this series. Now let’s start with total employment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)…