By Adam Pagnucco. The superintendent’s recommended budget is the first public step in MCPS’s operating budget process. The recommended budget for FY25 can be found here. Here are five interesting…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, County Executive Marc Elrich told the county council that Council Member Will Jawando’s bill to require provision of menstrual products in public accommodations would be…
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How the County Spends Your Money: Long Term
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One looked at the change in expenditures by department, agency and broad function between the FY23 and FY24 approved budgets. Part Two looked at those changes…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One looked at the change in expenditures by department, agency and broad function between the FY23 and FY24 approved budgets. Today, we will look at medium…
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How the County Spends Your Money: Short Term
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By Adam Pagnucco. Now that the county’s most recent operating budget has been published, it’s time to look at how county government spends your money. We are going to use…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s latest six-year fiscal plan contains a surprising number: the county’s tax revenues have come in $455 million above estimates over the last two fiscal years. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of last spring’s 4.7% property tax hike, which was levied in part to fund a big budget increase for MCPS, the school system is…
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Did MCPS Get Cut?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Shortly after the county council passed a 4.7% property tax increase in part for the purpose of funding their budget, the school board gathered for an apocalyptic…
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Your Picks in Year One, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One started our list of the top twenty posts in our first year ranked by page views. We have previously listed posts 11-20. Today we list…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last spring, MoCo taxpayers witnessed a spectacle they had not seen in years: an open battle over the school budget pitting the county council against the school…