By Adam Pagnucco. At 9:09 PM last night, I published a post on the county’s $20 million COVID-19 small business assistance program noting that no regulations governing its disbursements had…
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Fact, Rumor and Chaos on COVID-19 Assistance
By Adam Pagnucco. The county has announced via press release that COVID-19 assistance for small businesses will be open for application tomorrow (April 15). But questions arise both from the…
By Adam Pagnucco. In another twist to MoCo’s rent control saga, commercial property has been removed from Council Member Will Jawando’s rent control bill. The original draft of the bill…
D.C. Leads MoCo on COVID-19 Grants
By Adam Pagnucco. As complaints mount on MoCo’s not-yet-functioning process for distributing COVID-19 grants to small businesses, let’s contrast our performance to the District of Columbia. The D.C. City Council…
By Adam Pagnucco. A few days ago, I reported on a bill to be introduced by Council Member Will Jawando that would prohibit rent increases during public emergencies. There has…
By Adam Pagnucco. The District of Columbia and several local jurisdictions in Maryland have begun deferring a variety of taxes, fees and regulations during the coronavirus crisis. Taken together, these…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando plans to introduce a bill on Tuesday providing for rent stabilization during states of emergency. The bill would take effect during a state…
By Adam Pagnucco. On March 31, the county council passed Bill 16-20E, which established a $20 million Public Health Emergency Grant Program to assist businesses and non-profits with 100 or…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Republican Party has alleged on its website and through blast email that the county council is “sneaking in” a tax hike. County GOP Chairman…
MoCo’s Most Influential, Part Five
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One of this series laid out the rules and methodology for how we determined MoCo’s most influential people. These lists were developed by adding together the…