By Adam Pagnucco. Election season is in its final month and candidates are busily proclaiming their endorsements. Which ones matter the most? Well, everyone who reads this site knows that…
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Why It’s Bad to Leave Town During the Budget
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I reported that Council Member Laurie-Anne Sayles left town for a week during one of the county council’s most critical periods of working on the budget. …
By Adam Pagnucco. Polling nerds rejoice, because it’s poll season here on Montgomery Perspective! We have previously published recent polls by Council Member Andrew Friedson and Council Member Will Jawando…
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has passed the Kicking the Can Budget, a budget that will go down in infamy because of its homeowner tax increase and the nearly…
By Adam Pagnucco. In response to my Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) request, county council staff has confirmed that taxpayers paid some of the costs of Council Member Laurie-Anne Sayles’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has a long and generally supportive history with labor, having been endorsed by nearly every county union during his long political career at…
Sayles Went to Hawaii During the Budget
By Adam Pagnucco. It started just before the week of May 4, which was one of the most critical weeks of this county council’s term. Source after source – at…
MCPS Releases Potential Reductions List
By Adam Pagnucco. At yesterday’s school board meeting, MCPS management released a potential reductions list of school district positions. The list is due to the county council funding 98.4% of…
By Adam Pagnucco. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman has recommended an FY27 operating budget that cuts property tax rates while boosting general fund spending by 7.3%. Anne Arundel County…
Is This Progressive?
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the county council passed an income tax plan that it calls progressive. County Executive Marc Elrich calls it regressive. Who is right? To answer that…
