By Adam Pagnucco. The battle for rent control was a historic event in Montgomery County. And like all big battles, it had winners and losers. Here is a list. Winners…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Few industries are more prominent in any local economy than the real estate industry. Consider everything this industry does. Realtors help residents buy and sell homes. Homebuilders…
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Rent Control Votes
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county council passed rent control legislation on a 7-4 vote today. The legislation had a long and winding road to passage and went through many changes…
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What Have We Learned About Rent Control?
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By Adam Pagnucco. With the county’s rent control legislation expected to receive a council vote today, let’s recap what we have learned about rent control laws. This year alone, I…
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How Rent Control Will Damage MoCo’s Tax Base
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By Adam Pagnucco. With a strict rent control bill coming out of the council’s Planning, Housing and Parks Committee and worries about a structural budget deficit pervading county government, the…
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Will Jawando: Cast Vote Data
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando finished second in the council at-large primary. He finished first in Takoma Park, Downtown Silver Spring, Silver Spring East County, Glenmont/Norbeck, Burtonsville and…
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Three Facts About MoCo Police Officers
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By Adam Pagnucco. Bill 33-19, lead-sponsored by Council Members Nancy Navarro and Craig Rice and passed unanimously in 2020, requires annual reports from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) on…
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“I Can Never Trust Them Again”
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By Adam Pagnucco. “I can never trust them again.” That’s what one source told me recently. I’ll get to the targets of that quote, but first a story from days…
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Mink Has Deleted Thousands of Tweets
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Kristin Mink has deleted thousands of tweets in the last month. What did they all say? Will we ever know? Take a look at a…
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Friedson and Stewart Speak on Rent Control
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By Adam Pagnucco. My last question to Council Members Andrew Friedson and Kate Stewart was about the economy, which I profiled at length in a recent series. Sadly, I could…