By Adam Pagnucco. The first bill has come due for the county’s new rent control law, and it will be paid by the taxpayers. That’s because County Executive Marc Elrich…
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Are They School Systems? Or Banks?
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By Adam Pagnucco. In my five-part series on teacher salaries and my dissection of MCPS’s fund balance, I have studied the growing surpluses available to MCPS management. But it turns…
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Here is An Analysis I Want to See
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a recent post on the real estate industry, I wrote the following: One of the principal flaws of policy making in MoCo government is that individual…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Now let’s get to the budget and taxes. Here is more from my panel with Council Members Andrew Friedson and Kate Stewart at the Greater Bethesda Chamber…
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Friedson and Stewart Speak, Introduction
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By Adam Pagnucco. On June 27, the Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce invited me to moderate a panel with Council Members Andrew Friedson and Kate Stewart at their annual real…
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Fact Checking Elrich, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. Despite getting 98 percent of his FY24 recommended budget funded by the county council, County Executive Marc Elrich went on the attack last week. He criticized the…
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Elrich Busts Loose
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a rip-roaring press conference on Thursday, County Executive Marc Elrich opened fire on his critics, especially those at the county council. His office sent me a…
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The Phantom Cut
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By Adam Pagnucco. Question: When is a budget cut not a cut? Answer: When it’s a phantom cut! That means a cut existing only on paper because the item in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. While Montgomery County is increasing property taxes, it’s worth noting that three of our principal competitors have cut property taxes this year. At the same time, they…
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Did the Council Defund MCPS?
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By Adam Pagnucco. On Friday, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) blasted the county council’s decision to fund 70% of the school board’s requested increase for MCPS. The union said…