By Adam Pagnucco. 2025 is now over, and praise be to that! Now it’s time for our annual awards column. Story of the Year: Change at MCPS This isn’t just…
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Korman Explains the Shutdown
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By Adam Pagnucco. I have known Delegate Marc Korman for a long time. (He was once my co-writer on Maryland Politics Watch, the first site where I wrote through 2010.) …
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Look at HUD’s Website
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By Adam Pagnucco. If you’re interested in federal affordable housing programs, fair housing laws, housing market conditions or federal regulation of mortgage institutions like Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, you…
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Brookings Finds Bad News for MoCo’s Economy
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the Brookings Institution released a report on the early impacts of federal government cutbacks on the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region’s economy. At the regional level, here…
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Is Viva White Oak Ready to Launch? Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One told a brief history of the Viva White Oak project. Part Two discussed the nature of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), which is being proposed to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One told a brief history of the Viva White Oak project. Part Two discussed the nature of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), which is being proposed to…
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Will Trump Prosecute MoCo Electeds?
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By Adam Pagnucco. As part of his continuing campaign of reign by executive order, President Donald Trump has issued two new orders that could target MoCo as well as many…
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D.C. Lost its Bond Rating – Who is Next?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Moody’s Ratings has downgraded the District of Columbia’s bond rating from Aaa (its highest level) to Aa1. The move should inspire fear in state and local government…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order requiring the U.S. Attorney General to identify and “stop the enforcement” of state and local laws “burdening” energy…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in February, I reported on a dear colleague letter written by a U.S. Department of Education official attacking diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and threatening…
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