By Adam Pagnucco. A group of the county’s most prominent employers and business organizations has sent a letter to the county council opposing a potential property tax increase. The letter…
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By Adam Pagnucco. With MCPS unions pressing for full funding of the school system’s requested budget and the county council resisting the full ten percent property tax increase recommended by…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In an amazing response to Council President Evan Glass’s op-ed calling for more transparency and accountability in MCPS’s budget, the school board has cited its own demographics…
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Top Stories: April 2023
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in April 2023, ranked by page views. 1. They Were Warned 2. Rice Withdraws 3. They Have Been…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As first reported by Fox 5, MCPS and its employee unions have sent a letter to the county council warning them that reducing the executive’s recommended budget…
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Tax Hike Number Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of a potentially huge increase in school impact taxes, the county council has passed a recordation tax hike for the first time in seven…
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Council Hunts for Savings in Elrich’s Budget
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By Adam Pagnucco. Battered by tax-shocked residents, county employee unions and the legions of people who regularly demand funding for their favored spending, the county council is trying to navigate…
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Unions Blast Effort to Reduce Tax Hike
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500 have issued a press release blasting measures taken by the county council’s Education…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of a request by Council Members Natali Fani-Gonzalez and Gabe Albornoz to fund council-directed media ads, Council Member Kristin Mink now has a spending…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has responded to Council President Evan Glass’s memo asking him to quantify potential savings from leaving vacant positions unfunded. His response: he does…