By Adam Pagnucco. After reading our post on the county liquor monopoly’s takeout cocktail ban, Comptroller Peter Franchot has come out swinging against the monopoly. The Comptroller wrote on his…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Battered by shutdowns of dine-in service, restaurants across Maryland and beyond are taking a severe beating. As a measure of modest compensation, Governor Larry Hogan has allowed…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last night, Council Member Nancy Navarro, who chairs the council’s Government Operations Committee, wrote on my Facebook page that she intends to introduce a council resolution on…
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Hucker, Elrich Stop Takeout Tickets
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By Adam Pagnucco. Within minutes of seeing our post on parking tickets being issued for restaurant takeout pickups, Council Member Tom Hucker asked county officials to stop the practice. When…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MoCo’s restaurant industry, which is currently limited to takeout and delivery, is in crisis. Many elected officials at both the state and county levels are asking constituents…
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The County Budget is in Crisis. What Now?
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By Adam Pagnucco. After arguably the worst communications debacle in county government history, the Elrich administration is now belatedly defending its recommended FY21 operating budget. But we are waaaaaaay past…
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County Screw-Up Led to Tax Hike Proposal
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By Adam Pagnucco. Buried in the fine print of County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended FY21 operating budget is a shocking revelation: the executive claims that a mistake made by county…
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Elrich Then and Elrich Now
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By Adam Pagnucco. The big news coming out of County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended Fiscal Year 2021 budget is that he is proposing a tax hike. As you might imagine,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As MoCo residents are just now starting to find out, County Executive Marc Elrich has recommended a property tax hike as part of his Fiscal Year 2021…
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Elrich Defends His Tax Hike
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By Adam Pagnucco. Forty-five minutes after eight members of the county council released a statement opposing the property tax hike contained in County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended budget, the executive…