By Adam Pagnucco. In each post in this series, we are going to examine one key stat on Montgomery County’s economy. Let’s start with one of the measures that affects…
Bring in the Moms
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s Sunday afternoon. Junior wants something. He wants it soooooo bad. He begs his parents to get it. Dad, who is busy watching the Nats tied with…
Rice Withdraws
By Adam Pagnucco. In a last-minute surprise, former Council Member Craig Rice has withdrawn from consideration for a special projects manager position in County Executive Marc Elrich’s office. The position,…
It’s the Economy, Stupid: Introduction
By Adam Pagnucco. I was a young man when I first heard political consultant James Carville utter one of the most famous lines in political history. Carville was a political…
Another Reporter Leaves MoCo360
By Adam Pagnucco. Apps Bichu, who has been a growth and justice reporter for MoCo360 since October 2022, announced her departure on Twitter today. She wrote: After spending half a…
They Have Been Warned Again
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I published a post titled They Were Warned explaining how the county council was told by their own staff a year ago that the executive’s…
Are Rent Increases Out of Control?
By Adam Pagnucco. Rent control supporters frequently allege astronomical rent hikes in making their case for tough legislation such as the Jawando-Mink-Elrich rent control bill. Statements in support of that…
They Were Warned
By Adam Pagnucco. The road to this year’s massive tax hike proposal is a long one, paved with years of unsustainable spending. That’s not on the six brand new county…
Natali Fani-Gonzalez: Cast Vote Data
By Adam Pagnucco. Former planning board member Natali Fani-Gonzalez utterly crushed a quality field in the mid-county Council District 6, winning every precinct. She now inherits Nancy Navarro’s mantle as…
Realtors Launch Campaign to Stop Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has started an advocacy campaign to oppose County Executive Marc Elrich’s ten percent property tax hike. Yesterday afternoon, GCAAR…