By Adam Pagnucco. According to a nationally known real estate writer, Montgomery County and the Maryland D.C. suburbs were just called out at a national conference of the biggest players…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS is partially terminating its problematic electric bus contract. The contract, which has been the subject of an inspector general report and multiple lawsuits, has not generated…
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On Taylor’s First Budget: Fixed Charges
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the largest increases in Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s recommended FY26 operating budget. Today, let’s look at the category accounting for his largest dollar increase: fixed…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Kristin Mink is planning to introduce a tax on single family home demolitions to fund the county’s affordable housing program. Earlier this month, Mink indicated…
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On Taylor’s First Budget: Introduction
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I reported on MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s first recommended budget. It was a historically huge ask for a $296 million (9%) increase, with $285 million…
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Shift and Shaft
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s one of the oldest stories in government. Suppose a government gets into financial trouble and can no longer pay its bills. What’s it going to do? …
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Trump to Feds: Resign or You Might Get Fired
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By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, federal employees began receiving the email below from hr@opm.gov, an email address set up by the Trump administration to enable mass communications with federal employees. …
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MoCo’s Economy is Falling Behind: Conclusion
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By Adam Pagnucco. In this series’ prior posts, we examined ten economic indicators comparing Montgomery County to the region and its largest jurisdictions. Let’s summarize with these ten year comparisons….
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing Montgomery County to its largest…
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MoCo’s Policy on Immigration Enforcement
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of new immigration policies promulgated by the Trump administration, the Montgomery County government has faced questions from the media and the public about how…