By Adam Pagnucco. Buried in County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended FY26 operating budget is a $50 million fee hike. The increase, which would amount to a 31% rise for households…
Montgomery Perspective Archive
Teachers Union Praises Elrich Budget
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has released a statement praising County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended FY26 operating budget. The Board of Education had requested a $333…
Friedson Announces Opposition to Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. Every March, when the county executive announces their recommended operating budget, the county council president typically publishes an anodyne reply keeping the council’s options open. (This year’s…
Elrich Wants Another Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. With President Donald Trump ravaging Montgomery County’s economy and Governor Wes Moore seeking a $300+ million annual income tax increase on MoCo, County Executive Marc Elrich is…
By Adam Pagnucco. So you support Candidate X and want to give them money. Great, go for it! But don’t expect a tax break from Uncle Sam or state and…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Baltimore Banner, a non-profit online news outlet founded by hospitality executive Stewart Bainum in 2022, is considering expanding its coverage to Montgomery County. Last week, market…
Evan Glass is Running for County Executive
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Evan Glass, who is now in his second term, has announced that he is running for county executive. Bethesda Today broke the story and interviewed…
By Adam Pagnucco. With MoCo’s rental housing industry under a nationwide financial boycott, County Executive Marc Elrich and a majority of the Montgomery County Council have signed on to a…
Kennedy PTSA President Responds to MCPS
By Adam Pagnucco. After I published an article about MCPS’s Safety and Security Assessment at John F. Kennedy HS, Ricky Ribeiro – the PTSA’s president – contacted me with his…
Is This High School Safe?
By Adam Pagnucco. Few MCPS schools have been in the news for unfortunate reasons more than John F. Kennedy High School. Just in the last two years, the school has…