By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Marc Elrich, who is running for County Executive, has posted a guest blog denying that he is a socialist. Since he made that claim in…
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These Public Financing Candidates Are Done
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By Adam Pagnucco. Update: Even though the deadline is May 12, the State Board of Elections said on March 30 that they will allow a candidate to file for matching…
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What the Post’s Endorsement of Blair Means
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Washington Post’s endorsement of businessman David Blair hit like a grenade this past weekend, blowing up the County Executive race. What does it mean? First, in…
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Realtors Endorse Frick, Council Candidates
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has endorsed the following candidates in MoCo races: Bill Frick – County Executive Gabe Albornoz, Marilyn Balcombe, Hoan Dang,…
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Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part Five
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By Adam Pagnucco. Today, we conclude looking at jurisdictions with whom MoCo has had inflows and outflows of tax returns and adjusted gross incomes. Loudoun County Net change in tax…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Most influential endorsements have been made in our state and local races but one big one still has to drop: the Washington Post. In contested races for…
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Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Three, we saw that MoCo’s problem of taxpayer flight is shared by most jurisdictions in the Washington region. But what happens when we look at…
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Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we detailed how MoCo has experienced an exodus of taxpayer income since 1993. But MoCo is not alone: many large jurisdictions in the Washington…
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Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. As we stated in Part One, the IRS tracks the inflow and outflow of returns, exemptions and adjusted gross income (AGI) for all states and counties. Comparable…
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The Progressives’ Big Gamble
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the more remarkable things occurring in MoCo this cycle is the snowballing of progressive groups around District 3 County Council challenger Ben Shnider. Just look…