By Adam Pagnucco. One of the major themes of this site in recent times is that the county’s rent control law, passed in 2023, is preventing construction of multifamily housing. …
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Taylor Revokes an NDA
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in May, I revealed that MCPS had been using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to protect information distributed in some of its activities. At the time, I reported: *****…
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How MoCo Has Changed Since 2000
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of my favorite offices in county government is the county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO). Staffed by ace analysts, it is the county’s think tank…
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By Adam Pagnucco. District 14 Delegate Pamela Queen, who was first appointed to the House of Delegates in 2016 and subsequently elected in 2018 and 2022, is not running for…
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My Take on the Banner Poll
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Banner began its coverage of Montgomery County with a bang yesterday, releasing the results of an exclusive poll by OpinionWorks LLC. The poll contacted 910 county…
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How to Stop Housing Construction
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By Adam Pagnucco. Blunt as ever, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich recently told a meeting of the District 18 Breakfast Club that the county’s affordable housing program “kind of sucks.” According…
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Is Gus Bauman Right?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, an open letter by former Planning Board Chair Gus Bauman caught fire and generated lots of discussion. Some agreed with Bauman’s critique of county politics. Others…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As he has previously stated, County Executive Marc Elrich has established a campaign committee to run for a county council at-large seat. Elrich is finishing his second…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Four, we learned that Downcounty residents accounted for the majority of all contributions to publicly financed candidates, as well as candidates for county executive and…
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Run Now or Run Later?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s begin this column with a story from days past. The year was 2010. In April, long-time District 16 Delegate Bill Bronrott resigned to take a job…