By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the largest increases in Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s recommended FY26 operating budget. Part Two examined fixed charges (employee benefits). Today, let’s look at the category…
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By Adam Pagnucco. According to a nationally known real estate writer, Montgomery County and the Maryland D.C. suburbs were just called out at a national conference of the biggest players…
On Taylor’s First Budget: Fixed Charges
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the largest increases in Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s recommended FY26 operating budget. Today, let’s look at the category accounting for his largest dollar increase: fixed…
On Taylor’s First Budget: Introduction
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I reported on MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s first recommended budget. It was a historically huge ask for a $296 million (9%) increase, with $285 million…
Shift and Shaft
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s one of the oldest stories in government. Suppose a government gets into financial trouble and can no longer pay its bills. What’s it going to do? …
MoCo’s Economy is Falling Behind: Conclusion
By Adam Pagnucco. In this series’ prior posts, we examined ten economic indicators comparing Montgomery County to the region and its largest jurisdictions. Let’s summarize with these ten year comparisons….
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing Montgomery County to its largest…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing Montgomery County to its largest…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing Montgomery County to its largest…
Is There Royalty in the House?
By Adam Pagnucco. Previously, we have recognized King Andrew and King Jeff for their conquests on the fundraising battlefield. Is there any royalty among MoCo’s delegates? Let’s start as we…