By Adam Pagnucco. The need to fund MCPS was one reason given by county officials for their recent hike in property taxes. Another reason was the effects of the U.S….
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. The County Council is calling its recently passed budget an “Education First” budget since it included an increase above the state-required minimum level for Montgomery County Public…
MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. As part of the Fiscal Year 2017 budget, the Montgomery County Council has voted to increase property taxes by 8.7 percent. This is a landmark event that…
CD8 Primary Election Results, Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s put together the previous three parts and look in detail at the strengths and weaknesses of the top three candidates. Senator Jamie Raskin Strongest Performances Takoma…
CD8 Primary Election Results, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. The data below combines precinct information with census tract data on Hispanic origin and race from the 2010 Decennial Census. The demographics of the three counties are…
CD8 Primary Election Results, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s time to dig deeper on geography. Below are election day results for every state legislative district overlapping with Congressional District 8. Of the twelve legislative districts…
CD8 Primary Election Results, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. It has been roughly three weeks since Maryland’s primary election on April 26 and most of the results are in. All jurisdictions have reported returns from early…
CD8: The Aftermath
By Adam Pagnucco. For the sake of posterity, here are a few thoughts on The Aftermath of the historic race for Congress in District 8. Jamie Raskin Senator (soon-to-be Congressman)…
Absentee Ballots Spike in CD8
By Adam Pagnucco. Jonathan Shurberg kindly passed along a tip that absentee ballots are waaay up in CD8. He’s right, and that could have an impact on our congressional primary….
Updated: Broadcast TV Spending in CD8
By Adam Pagnucco. We are now at the end of a record-breaking, historic and extremely expensive Democratic primary for Congress in District 8. The leading category of spending in the…