By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I wrote about school board testimony by New Hampshire Estates Elementary School PTA President Nancy McInerney describing mold at her school. …
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Another Ficker Amendment?
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By Adam Pagnucco. No human being has deposited more charter amendments on Montgomery County ballots than former Delegate Robin Ficker. It’s not even close. A…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Reardon “Sully” Sullivan, who organized last year’s successful charter amendment campaign reducing term limits for the county executive from three to two,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in December, MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor proposed a $10 million, 20 percent increase in the district’s maintenance of plant spending as…
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Iroha: Don’t Write About My Campaign
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote that county executive candidate Celeste Iroha had inaccurately told her contributors that their contributions to her campaign were tax…
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Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we learned that Maryland is the only U.S. state to rank in the top six in household income, the…
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Jawando to Developers: Don’t Come Here
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando, perhaps the principal figure in Montgomery County’s passage of rent control, took it to developers in yesterday’s Rent…
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Elrich’s Gigantic Fee Hike
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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…
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Teachers Union Praises Elrich Budget
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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…
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Friedson Announces Opposition to Tax Hike
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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…