By Adam Pagnucco. Celeste Iroha, the first filed candidate for county executive, really does not want me to write about her campaign. After I broke the news of her candidacy,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I wrote about how the PTA president of New Hampshire Estates Elementary School had testified before the school board that “Every single staff member and…
Will They Choose Maryland or Virginia?
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2012, the last time Maryland was in a serious budget crisis, then-D.C. Council Member Jack Evans uttered one of the most infamous quotes in local…
Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the context of this series and some characteristics of the IRS taxpayer migration data on which it relies. Part Two revealed that Maryland is…
MCPS Responds to Mold Testimony
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I wrote about school board testimony by New Hampshire Estates Elementary School PTA President Nancy McInerney describing mold at her school. I asked MCPS to comment. …
Another Ficker Amendment?
By Adam Pagnucco. No human being has deposited more charter amendments on Montgomery County ballots than former Delegate Robin Ficker. It’s not even close. A man of boundless energy, Ficker’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. Reardon “Sully” Sullivan, who organized last year’s successful charter amendment campaign reducing term limits for the county executive from three to two, has formed a new ballot…
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in December, MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor proposed a $10 million, 20 percent increase in the district’s maintenance of plant spending as part of his recommended FY26…
Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we learned that Maryland is the only U.S. state to rank in the top six in household income, the top three in education levels…
Elrich’s Gigantic Fee Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. Buried in County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended FY26 operating budget is a $50 million fee hike. The increase, which would amount to a 31% rise for households…