By Adam Pagnucco. Fresh off raising taxes by $1.6 billion a year, state legislators have left Annapolis with their work done – for now. But a new review of their…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In his recommended FY26 operating budget, County Executive Marc Elrich has come out in favor of zero fares for the county’s Ride On bus service. But in…
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Do We Really Need a Tax Increase?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Here is a conversation I have occasionally had with politicians and their minions over the years. There have been different versions so I will paraphrase as an…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has announced that the State of Maryland, Montgomery County and the Town of Poolesville are offering a $3 million incentive to the warring…
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Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Six
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the context of this series and some characteristics of the IRS taxpayer migration data on which it relies. Part Two revealed that Maryland is…
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Union Attacks Elrich
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a classic man-bites-dog story, a county employee union is attacking County Executive Marc Elrich. And why? The union alleges that Elrich doesn’t want its members to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich appeared on last week’s Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi and made news. Most of his conversation with Kojo and analyst Tom Sherwood addressed…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order requiring the U.S. Attorney General to identify and “stop the enforcement” of state and local laws “burdening” energy…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Under County Executive Marc Elrich’s FY26 recommended operating budget, the vast majority of homeowners in MoCo will be charged hundreds of dollars more on their property tax…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s huge boundary study, which includes roughly three-quarters of the district’s high schools and middle schools, is a high-stakes exercise. School boundary adjustments are a heavy lift…