By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich’s FY27 recommended operating budget is already notorious for its property and income tax increases as well as its advocacy for new special taxing…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When County Executive Marc Elrich announced his FY27 recommended operating budget, he mentioned that it contained a 6.3 cent property tax increase. That doesn’t sound like much,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The raging fight over the future of Wootton High School has several dimensions: political, community-based, financial and even racial. One dimension is more technical than any of…
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Government by Grandstanding
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By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, Council Member Will Jawando provoked an intense confrontation at the county council over his bill prohibiting law enforcement officers from wearing masks. (The bill, named…
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The Biggest Broken Promise in MoCo Politics
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2018, then-Council Member Marc Elrich campaigned for county executive on an important promise: he was going to work with his endorsers in the county government…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich, opining on management decisions under the purview of Superintendent Thomas Taylor, lashed out at MCPS’s decision to acquire more diesel buses last week….
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One discussed issues with campaign finance data from the State Board of Elections (SBE). Part Two described differences between the traditional financing system used by Council…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One discussed issues with campaign finance data from the State Board of Elections (SBE). Part Two described differences between the traditional financing system used by Council…
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Mink Won’t Back Down to Taylor
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I reported on a letter sent by MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor to elected officials. The letter, which referred to federal immigration activities, stated in part,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One discussed issues with campaign finance data from the State Board of Elections (SBE). Part Two described differences between the traditional financing system used by Council…