By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, I wrote about last night’s rally at which MCPS leadership, the county PTA and school district labor unions demanded that the county executive and the…
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The Family is Back Together
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By Adam Pagnucco. As promised, MCPS’s unions, the county PTA and MCPS leadership held a joint rally last night outside the executive office building to advocate for fully funding the…
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Close to the Edge
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has requested a $17 million drawdown from its fund balance to pay for special education. With an operating budget in excess of $3 billion, that should…
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How is This Progressive? Part Two
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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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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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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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Moore’s Middle Class Tax Hike
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By Adam Pagnucco. Governor Wes Moore’s budget and tax package has been widely depicted as progressive in the media. And there is reason to believe that. Two of its more…
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On Taylor’s First Budget: Central Office
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the largest increases in Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s recommended FY26 operating budget. Part Two examined fixed charges (employee benefits). Part Three looked at special education. …
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On Taylor’s First Budget: Compensation
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One outlined the largest increases in Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s recommended FY26 operating budget. Part Two examined fixed charges (employee benefits). Part Three looked at special education. …
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