By Adam Pagnucco. Last time, we looked at total operating budget per pupil. Today we will look at spending measures based on county appropriations. School districts have many sources of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we looked at changes in total operating budgets and enrollments for Maryland’s top eight school districts: Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Frederick, Harford,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One described our methodology and provided basic statistics on total operating budget and enrollment. Let’s look at recent increases in school budgets. Regular readers will recall…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Public school funding is a hot topic and we have certainly written a lot about it. Last spring, the county council voted to raise property taxes by…
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The Geography of Cannabis in Maryland
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By Adam Pagnucco. A new report by a state office illustrates a fact that’s not a big surprise: cannabis prevalence varies a lot across Maryland. Let’s examine its areas of…
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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…