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 government towards other entities receiving…
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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 million a year from the…
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 American Strategies, surveyed 807 registered…
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 and his crony Elon Musk…
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 of understaffing, rising response times,…
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 that. Two of its more…
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 fact: The governor has targeted…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last May, the county council unanimously approved a $20 million special appropriation from reserves intended to subsidize job creation. The program, titled the JOBS (Jobs, Opportunities &…
Do Housing Reforms Matter?
By Adam Pagnucco. Which of the following statements about the Planning Board’s hotly debated Attainable Housing Strategies initiative is true? 1. It will facilitate a surge in new housing which…
On Taylor’s First Budget: Central Office
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the largest increases in Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s recommended FY26 operating budget. Part Two examined fixed charges (employee benefits). Part Three looked at special education. …