By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I wrote about how Governor Wes Moore’s budget proposal shifted millions of dollars in state costs onto the counties, with…
Federal Contractors Begin Mass Layoffs
By Adam Pagnucco. President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to freeze and cut federal funding are starting to take a toll on Maryland’s economy. His first…
MCPS Unions Gear Up for Budget Fight
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s three unions – the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), SEIU Local 500 and the Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals…
By Adam Pagnucco. As I predicted earlier this week, the Trump administration’s crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has moved beyond the federal…
By Adam Pagnucco. With President Donald Trump about to rampage through MoCo’s critical federal sector and Governor Wes Moore proposing to drain more than $300…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the Maryland Association of Realtors released the latest in a series of regular polls about housing. The poll, performed by…
Will Trump Clawback MoCo?
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released this statement. ***** This morning, my financial team shockingly uncovered that President Trump…
Is Police Overtime Sustainable?
By Adam Pagnucco. One of the biggest problems in county government is the issue of police staffing. I have written many times about critical levels…
Moore’s Middle Class Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. Governor Wes Moore’s budget and tax package has been widely depicted as progressive in the media. And there is reason to believe…
Moore Tax Hike Targets MoCo
By Adam Pagnucco. Maryland’s Bureau of Revenue Estimates (BRE) has released its analysis of Governor Wes Moore’s income tax package and it demonstrates an unsurprising…