By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, a Montgomery County taxpayer making roughly $55,000 a year calculated that she would pay nearly four times more in income taxes if Governor Wes…
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Feds, Tell Us Your Stories
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By Adam Pagnucco. Like many of you, I know a few federal employees and federal contractors. Some of them have been working for the federal government directly or through contracting…
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How is This Progressive? Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. Many, perhaps most, Democratic state elected officials in Maryland think of themselves as progressive. And the notion of progressive taxation has been used to market Governor Wes…
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Shift and Shaft Some More?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I wrote about how Governor Wes Moore’s budget proposal shifted millions of dollars in state costs onto the counties, with tens of millions owed by…
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Federal Contractors Begin Mass Layoffs
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By Adam Pagnucco. President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to freeze and cut federal funding are starting to take a toll on Maryland’s economy. His first target was the United States…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As I predicted earlier this week, the Trump administration’s crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has moved beyond the federal government towards other entities receiving…
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By Adam Pagnucco. With President Donald Trump about to rampage through MoCo’s critical federal sector and Governor Wes Moore proposing to drain more than $300 million a year from the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the Maryland Association of Realtors released the latest in a series of regular polls about housing. The poll, performed by American Strategies, surveyed 807 registered…
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Will Trump Clawback MoCo?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released this statement. ***** This morning, my financial team shockingly uncovered that President Trump and his crony Elon Musk…
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Is Police Overtime Sustainable?
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the biggest problems in county government is the issue of police staffing. I have written many times about critical levels of understaffing, rising response times,…