By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando has come out swinging against Bill 2-25, a component of the More Housing N.O.W. package proposed by Council Members Andrew Friedson and Natali…
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Other People’s Money
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By Adam Pagnucco. Many years ago, I had a boss in the labor movement who talked about the abuse of “other people’s money.” As a young construction worker, he deplored…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last May, the county council unanimously approved a $20 million special appropriation from reserves intended to subsidize job creation. The program, titled the JOBS (Jobs, Opportunities &…
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Will Marriott Keep its County Subsidy?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Late last week, travel news site Skift broke the news that Bethesda-based Marriott International had notified its employees of pending layoffs. Later, the story was updated to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, Council President Andrew Friedson introduced a one-time $20 million special appropriation to provide aid for businesses called the J.O.B.S. (Jobs, Opportunities and Business Support) program. …
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State and County Pay to Retain Sodexo
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By Adam Pagnucco. The State of Maryland and Montgomery County are together offering more than $700,000 in incentives to retain Sodexo, a French food services and facility management company that…
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By Adam Pagnucco. On July 13, the executive branch sent a report to the county council on the status of its conditional grant to Marriott. The grant dates back to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The year 2020 was hugely eventful for the entire world and MoCo was no exception. In our county, 2020 saw a public health crisis, a resulting economic…
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Top Seventh State Stories, December 2020
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By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in December ranked by page views. 1. What Happened to White Flint?2. The Day of Reckoning is Near3. Jawando…
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What Happened to White Flint?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Ten years ago, White Flint was regarded as the future crown jewel of MoCo. With a shiny new master plan, a tax district for infrastructure and an…
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