By Adam Pagnucco. On Monday, I broke the story that a new six-year fiscal plan revealed that the county government’s revenue projections had crashed, causing an $854 million writedown over…
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What Will be the Effect of the Apple Ballot?
By Adam Pagnucco. Last Friday, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) announced its endorsees in county and school board races. Because those endorsements appear on its widely distributed Apple Ballot,…
MoCo Revenues Crash and Burn
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s finally happening. In an event presaged by early signs of deterioration in the county’s (and the region’s) economy, Montgomery County’s revenues are now projected to collapse. …
Will Jawando Get the Apple Ballot?
By Adam Pagnucco. With the retreat of the Washington Post editorial board from local affairs, the most prominent endorsement in MoCo politics belongs to the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA),…
By Adam Pagnucco. A document distributed widely inside the county’s volunteer fire fighter community shows that the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association (MCVFRA) is suffering significant financial problems. …
MoCo’s JOBS Initiative Keeps Crawling Along
By Adam Pagnucco. Last year, the county council unanimously approved the JOBS (Jobs, Opportunities & Business Support) initiative, a new $20 million program to provide incentives for businesses. The press…
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this month, Bethesda Magazine reported that the county council received 67 applications from residents seeking to fill the remaining portion of departing Council Member Gabe Albornoz’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the school board voted to forward Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s recommended capital budget to the county executive, who must consider it as part of his broader…
By Adam Pagnucco. This is the tenth(!) post on Montgomery County’s public financing system, making it one of my longest series ever. But public financing deserves the attention. We were…
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s massive recommended Capital Improvements Program (CIP), which is his proposed six-year capital budget, is due for a vote by the Board of Education…
