By Adam Pagnucco. At a recent work session of the county council’s Economic Development Committee, then-Council President Evan Glass made an unusual allegation in the presence of the county’s permitting…
Adam Pagnucco
2,453 Articles
2453
M
Maryland’s Transportation Crisis, Part Four
3 Min Read
3 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One described how the state’s two transportation agencies – the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) – finance transportation projects. Part…
2 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. Last summer, I revealed that the U.S. Census Bureau had been publishing inaccurate data on Montgomery County building permits for years. That caused concern in parts of…
M
Maryland’s Transportation Crisis, Part Three
1 Min Read
1 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we looked at problems with transportation revenues. Today we will look at costs. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority…
M
Maryland’s Transportation Crisis, Part Two
3 Min Read
3 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. The State of Maryland’s ability to fund transportation projects is in serious jeopardy. Let’s begin exploring why by discussing its revenues. The Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) is…
W
Washington Post Workers Walk Out
1 Min Read
1 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. Last Thursday, employees of the Washington Post followed through on their threat to launch a one-day strike. According to a Post article with no byline, more than…
M
Maryland’s Transportation Crisis, Part One
2 Min Read
2 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. Do you oppose the state’s I-270/Beltway widening project? Don’t worry about it. Do you oppose building Baltimore’s Red Line? Not a problem. Are you worried about more…
E
Elrich Says He is Running for Reelection
1 Min Read
1 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. Last Friday, County Executive Marc Elrich appeared on the Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi and engaged in a wide-ranging discussion touching on schools, guns, crime, zoning, economic…
S
State and County Pay to Retain Sodexo
1 Min Read
1 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. The State of Maryland and Montgomery County are together offering more than $700,000 in incentives to retain Sodexo, a French food services and facility management company that…
2 Min Read
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2021, County Executive Marc Elrich’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force recommended moving to fully (or expanded) automated traffic enforcement and removing police officers from that…