By Adam Pagnucco. Moody’s has downgraded Prince George’s County from Aaa, its highest rating, to Aa1. The Washington Post has reported that Standard & Poor’s and Fitch are still assigning…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the county council passed an FY26 operating budget with robust spending increases and no tax hikes. How did they do it? In part, they relied…
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Big Fee Hike Replaces Gigantic Fee Hike
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in March, I reported that County Executive Marc Elrich had recommended a gigantic hike in the county’s systems benefit charge, which funds solid waste and recycling…
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The Family Gets a Big Win
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By Adam Pagnucco. After several years of labor-management strife, the MCPS family reassembled a few months ago to jointly advocate for a large funding increase. And with the budget passed,…
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Moody’s Downgrades Maryland’s Bond Ratings
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By Adam Pagnucco. As first reported by Maryland Matters, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. has downgraded Maryland’s general obligation bond ratings from Aaa, its highest rating, to Aa1. In two separate…
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MoCo’s Income Tax: A Comparison
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By Adam Pagnucco. As county leaders discuss whether to raise Montgomery County’s income tax, it’s time to consider how our tax stacks up against other jurisdictions. Income taxes can be…
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MCPS Announces Budget Deal with Council
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By Adam Pagnucco. Board of Education President Julie Yang and MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor have announced a budget deal with the council in a press release reprinted below. The release…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich is pushing the county council to pass his newly proposed income tax increase by alleging that the only alternative is “cuts.” This quote…
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By Adam Pagnucco. According to county council staff, compensation for Montgomery County employees has been increasing at more than double the rate of growth of county revenues over the last…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we looked at the one-year increase for the county’s major departments and agencies in County Executive Marc Elrich’s FY26 recommended operating budget. In Part…