By Adam Pagnucco. The Washington Post’s endorsement of businessman David Blair hit like a grenade this past weekend, blowing up the County Executive race. What does it mean? First, in…
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Washington Post Endorses Blair for Executive
The Washington Post has endorsed David Blair for Montgomery County Executive. Read their endorsement here.
Realtors Endorse Frick, Council Candidates
By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has endorsed the following candidates in MoCo races: Bill Frick – County Executive Gabe Albornoz, Marilyn Balcombe, Hoan Dang,…
Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part Five
By Adam Pagnucco. Today, we conclude looking at jurisdictions with whom MoCo has had inflows and outflows of tax returns and adjusted gross incomes. Loudoun County Net change in tax…
By Adam Pagnucco. Most influential endorsements have been made in our state and local races but one big one still has to drop: the Washington Post. In contested races for…
Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Three, we saw that MoCo’s problem of taxpayer flight is shared by most jurisdictions in the Washington region. But what happens when we look at…
Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we detailed how MoCo has experienced an exodus of taxpayer income since 1993. But MoCo is not alone: many large jurisdictions in the Washington…
Frick Fries the Council
Delegate Bill Frick (D-16), who is running for County Executive, is running this ad on social media. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEPnGzxcopc
Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. As we stated in Part One, the IRS tracks the inflow and outflow of returns, exemptions and adjusted gross income (AGI) for all states and counties. Comparable…
By Adam Pagnucco. As part of its campaign against Senate President Mike Miller, SEIU Local 500 has endorsed eleven State Senate candidates whom it believes will “change the leadership in…