By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, David Lublin broke the news that former District 18 candidate Dana Beyer is planning to run for Senate against Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher. Both Beyer and…
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Where Are We Going?
By Adam Pagnucco. Your author has written over a thousand posts over the last decade about state and local politics. Some of those posts were tough. Some called out elected…
A Reply to Nancy Floreen on MCPS Funding
By Adam Pagnucco. Thanks to Council Member Nancy Floreen for writing about MCPS funding in recent years in response to my blog post. First, a note of appreciation. While we…
Random Bits, October 2017
By Adam Pagnucco. Chris Wilhelm is Winning the Sign Wars MCPS teacher and progressive at-large council candidate Chris Wilhelm has covered parts of Georgia Avenue and University Boulevard with his…
Greenberger Guarantees No Property Tax Hikes
By Adam Pagnucco. Former County Council spokesman Neil Greenberger, who is running for an at-large seat, has released a campaign video guaranteeing that if he is elected, there will be…
By Adam Pagnucco. Suppose you’re a County Council incumbent gearing up for the next election. There are eight months to go. The economy isn’t great. A big, unpopular tax hike…
More on MCPS Funding
By Adam Pagnucco. Word has reached Seventh State that the governing establishment in Rockville is displeased with our recent post on MCPS funding, questioning whether our data is accurate. Let’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. If the next County Executive and County Council want to prevent another Giant Tax Hike, they will have to do something that has not been done for…
By Adam Pagnucco. The untold story of last year’s 9% property tax hike is that it was not merely the product of needed funding for public schools or the adverse…
By Adam Pagnucco. Unfortunately for those Council Members who voted in its favor, last year’s 9% property tax hike won’t go away. The issue came up at the first County…
