By Adam Pagnucco. For a long time, Montgomery County has been thought of as a wealthy jurisdiction. It has long appeared in lists of the nation’s richest counties (although it…
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District 18 Senate Battle by the Numbers
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, David Lublin broke the news that former District 18 candidate Dana Beyer is planning to run for Senate against Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher. Both Beyer and…
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Where Are We Going?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Your author has written over a thousand posts over the last decade about state and local politics. Some of those posts were tough. Some called out elected…
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A Reply to Nancy Floreen on MCPS Funding
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By Adam Pagnucco. Thanks to Council Member Nancy Floreen for writing about MCPS funding in recent years in response to my blog post. First, a note of appreciation. While we…
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Setting the Record Straight on MCPS Funding
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By Council Member Nancy Floreen. Adam Pagnucco’s recent post on the County Council’s budgeting work made an astoundingly misleading claim: “The County imposed seven years of austerity on MCPS [in…
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Random Bits, October 2017
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By Adam Pagnucco. Chris Wilhelm is Winning the Sign Wars MCPS teacher and progressive at-large council candidate Chris Wilhelm has covered parts of Georgia Avenue and University Boulevard with his…
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Greenberger Guarantees No Property Tax Hikes
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By Adam Pagnucco. Former County Council spokesman Neil Greenberger, who is running for an at-large seat, has released a campaign video guaranteeing that if he is elected, there will be…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Suppose you’re a County Council incumbent gearing up for the next election. There are eight months to go. The economy isn’t great. A big, unpopular tax hike…
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More on MCPS Funding
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By Adam Pagnucco. Word has reached Seventh State that the governing establishment in Rockville is displeased with our recent post on MCPS funding, questioning whether our data is accurate. Let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. If the next County Executive and County Council want to prevent another Giant Tax Hike, they will have to do something that has not been done for…