By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Kristin Mink is planning to introduce a tax on single family home demolitions to fund the county’s affordable housing program. Earlier this month, Mink indicated…
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Trump to Feds: Resign or You Might Get Fired
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By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, federal employees began receiving the email below from hr@opm.gov, an email address set up by the Trump administration to enable mass communications with federal employees. …
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MoCo’s Economy is Falling Behind: Conclusion
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By Adam Pagnucco. In this series’ prior posts, we examined ten economic indicators comparing Montgomery County to the region and its largest jurisdictions. Let’s summarize with these ten year comparisons….
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing Montgomery County to its largest…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing Montgomery County to its largest…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing Montgomery County to its largest…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing Montgomery County to its largest…
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Impact Tax Collapse Damages Capital Budget
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a budget message sent yesterday, County Executive Marc Elrich is blaming a collapse in impact tax collections for his recommended cut to the Capital Improvements Program…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, I printed testimony from a condo owner in Friendship Heights decrying huge potential cost increases caused by the county’s Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) law. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, when Council Member Kristin Mink joined Council Member Will Jawando in opposing the Planning Board’s Attainable Housing Strategies initiative, she recommended several alternatives in justifying…