By Adam Pagnucco. With MoCo’s multifamily construction market grinding to a halt – probably due in large part to its devastating rent control law – County Executive Marc Elrich has…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of Montgomery County’s passage of a new rent control law, the county has seen its multifamily construction market disappear. Will it ever recover? On…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Since April, MCPS has been gathering data on community feedback for its boundary study and program analysis proposals. But so far, the responses it has received are…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Apple Ballot, wielded by the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), is one of the most valued endorsements in MoCo politics. It’s commonly bestowed on incumbent elected…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As I wrote yesterday, a war is being waged over control of the county government’s $8+ billion in pension and retiree health care funds. The combatants include…
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The Eight Billion Dollar War
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By Adam Pagnucco. There is an epic war going on behind closed doors which is only now becoming public. The first visible shots could be seen in my post on…
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The Teachers are Coming Out to Play
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By Adam Pagnucco. Few political weapons in this county have a bigger blast zone than the Apple Ballot, the WMD of MoCo politics. And in a signal that they are…
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s an ancient school of thought in MoCo politics: run to the left and win. Given the local dominance of Democratic voters and progressive interest groups, that…
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MCPS Loses Mahmoud vs Taylor Case
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By Adam Pagnucco. As nearly everyone expected, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against MCPS in the Mahmoud vs Taylor case on a 6-3 vote. The court released its opinion today….
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By Adam Pagnucco. The staff union representing employees of CASA, the immigrant rights nonprofit based in Hyattsville, MD, has launched an online petition supporting its negotiations for a new collective…