By Adam Pagnucco. In November 2021, national Republicans were convinced that they were going to ride a huge red tsunami to take over Congress. They were so convinced that they…
By Adam Pagnucco. For decades, Maryland counties could only charge flat income tax rates under state law. But that changed in 2021 despite opposition from Governor Larry Hogan. Allowing counties…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr and Council Member Will Jawando held a press event to discuss pending new state legislation enabling counties to cut income taxes…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Republican takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives will have obvious ramifications for national politics and international relations. It may also have consequences for Montgomery County’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Council has extended its deadline for planning board applications by one week to January 20. The council is filling three positions, one each for…
MoCo Restaurants in the Pandemic, Part Five
By Adam Pagnucco. During the pandemic, Montgomery County’s restaurant industry took bigger hits on employment, wages paid and net losses in number of restaurants than most other large jurisdictions in…
Cookes vs Snyder by the Numbers
By Adam Pagnucco. Reviled Washington football team owner Dan Snyder has owned the club now known as the Commanders for 24 seasons, almost as long as the 25-season tenure of…
MoCo Restaurants in the Pandemic, Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. The pandemic’s effect on the restaurant industry played out in two years for which we have data: 2020 and 2021. In 2020, the first year of the…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Democratic Party is a diverse organization in many, many ways but one of its core beliefs is support for free and fair elections. Indeed, one can…
MoCo Restaurants in the Pandemic, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. In 2020 – possibly the worst year for U.S. restaurants since the Great Depression – Montgomery County restaurants lost employees and wages paid at about the same…