By Adam Pagnucco. President Donald Trump’s move to revoke Harvard University’s nonprofit status is not just a shot against colleges in his war against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. …
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Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Seven
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the context of this series and some characteristics of the IRS taxpayer migration data on which it relies. Part Two revealed that Maryland is…
By Adam Pagnucco. An analysis by the State of Maryland’s Bureau of Revenue Estimates (BRE) indicates that Montgomery County residents will pay nearly half of the state income tax increase…
It’s Not Over
By Adam Pagnucco. Fresh off raising taxes by $1.6 billion a year, state legislators have left Annapolis with their work done – for now. But a new review of their…
By Adam Pagnucco. In his recommended FY26 operating budget, County Executive Marc Elrich has come out in favor of zero fares for the county’s Ride On bus service. But in…
Do We Really Need a Tax Increase?
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is a conversation I have occasionally had with politicians and their minions over the years. There have been different versions so I will paraphrase as an…
Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Six
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the context of this series and some characteristics of the IRS taxpayer migration data on which it relies. Part Two revealed that Maryland is…
Union Attacks Elrich
By Adam Pagnucco. In a classic man-bites-dog story, a county employee union is attacking County Executive Marc Elrich. And why? The union alleges that Elrich doesn’t want its members to…
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich appeared on last week’s Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi and made news. Most of his conversation with Kojo and analyst Tom Sherwood addressed…
By Adam Pagnucco. Under County Executive Marc Elrich’s FY26 recommended operating budget, the vast majority of homeowners in MoCo will be charged hundreds of dollars more on their property tax…