By Adam Pagnucco. Like many of you, I know a few federal employees and federal contractors. Some of them have been working for the federal…
Montgomery Perspective Archive
How is This Progressive? Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. Many, perhaps most, Democratic state elected officials in Maryland think of themselves as progressive. And the notion of progressive taxation has been…
Jeremiah Pope Announces for Council At-Large
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I reported that former District 5 council candidate Jeremiah Pope had established a public financing campaign committee to run for…
Shift and Shaft Some More?
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I wrote about how Governor Wes Moore’s budget proposal shifted millions of dollars in state costs onto the counties, with…
Federal Contractors Begin Mass Layoffs
By Adam Pagnucco. President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to freeze and cut federal funding are starting to take a toll on Maryland’s economy. His first…
MCPS Unions Gear Up for Budget Fight
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s three unions – the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), SEIU Local 500 and the Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals…
By Adam Pagnucco. As I predicted earlier this week, the Trump administration’s crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has moved beyond the federal…
By Adam Pagnucco. With President Donald Trump about to rampage through MoCo’s critical federal sector and Governor Wes Moore proposing to drain more than $300…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the Maryland Association of Realtors released the latest in a series of regular polls about housing. The poll, performed by…
Will Trump Clawback MoCo?
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released this statement. ***** This morning, my financial team shockingly uncovered that President Trump…