By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a new report chronicling problems with the county government’s enforcement of its bag tax law. Specifically, the county…
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A Request from Andres Pagnucco
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Guest column by Andres Pagnucco. Hi everyone, this is Andres Pagnucco. I am in eighth grade and I am Adam Pagnucco’s son. Please don’t blame me for what he writes!…
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Electric Building Bill Passes
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a last-second rush during a lame duck session, the county council passed a momentous bill requiring all-electric building standards for most new construction in the county. …
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Who Cares About Outages?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last night, a small plane crashed into a power transmission tower in Montgomery Village, knocking out electricity to more than 120,000 customers. The county reported that roughly…
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BGE Issues Warning on Electrocution Bill
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday’s county council work session on Bill 13-22, known as “the electrocution bill,” featured a stark warning from BGE that should cause pause in all rational people. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. Bill 13-22, commonly called “the electrocution bill,” is swiftly advancing in the county council. The bill has an interesting history. It was jointly authored by County Executive…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Pepco has asked the county council to pause its work on Bill 13-22 (now known as the “electrocution bill”), which would mandate electrification of most additions, major…
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Big Pain, Little Gain
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By Adam Pagnucco. In public policy, there are always trade-offs. Priorities that may be worthy in theory may not work out in practice and may not be worth the costs…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Sierra Club’s Maryland Chapter, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Friends of Moses Hall have announced that they are suing…
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Barve Bashes the Council on Solar
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, Delegate Kumar Barve, chair of the House Environment and Transportation Committee, warned the county council not to pass a version of a zoning text amendment…
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