By Adam Pagnucco. The six committees formed to advocate for and against MoCo’s ballot questions have filed their final campaign finance reports before the general election, covering the period through…
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School Board Campaign Finances, October 18
By Adam Pagnucco. The school board candidates’ last campaign finance reports prior to the general election were submitted to the state on Friday. The table below shows money raised and…
By Adam Pagnucco. Less than a month after leaving county government, former MoCo Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Andrew Kleine has written an essay for Engaging Local Government Leaders, a public…
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, one of our readers emailed me this reaction to my column on Republican support for Nine Districts. Dear Adam, thanks for covering the “Nine Districts” matter….
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) is the county’s economic development authority. It is a 501(c)(3) whose board members are nominated by the county executive and…
Elrich’s First Veto: The Politics
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has a soft and raspy voice. Close your eyes and imagine that voice saying: I just think that developers should pay their fair…
Elrich’s First Veto: The Policy Debate
By Adam Pagnucco. On Friday, County Executive Marc Elrich issued the first veto of his administration against a bill by the county council offering 15-year property tax breaks for high-rise…
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of the county council’s nuclear annihilation of the county’s federal COVID grant management, MCM carried this quote from County Executive Marc Elrich: Following the…
Council Nukes Elrich Over COVID Grants
By Adam Pagnucco. Here are two things that almost everyone inside and outside of county government will agree on. The needs of residents and businesses for financial assistance to deal…
Friedson Floors Ficker on Taxes
By Adam Pagnucco. Friends of White Flint made a huge score last week when they landed the heavyweight battle of the year, at least for MoCo tax geeks: a debate…