By Adam Pagnucco. This series has looked at the exodus of taxpayer income from Montgomery County in recent years. But it turns out that we…
Frederick County
Exodus from MoCo, Part Five
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Four, we looked at four jurisdictions – the District of Columbia, Arlington, Alexandria and Prince George’s – from whom Montgomery…
Is Anyone Else Getting a Big Tax Hike?
By Adam Pagnucco. Coming out of the pandemic, the county is confronting economic headwinds including inflation and potential recession. It has vulnerable populations with needs,…
By Adam Pagnucco. Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr and Council Member Will Jawando are proposing legislation that would allow counties to create high income tax brackets…
By Adam Pagnucco. Most readers of this site live in Montgomery County, as do I, and I bet a big majority of us think this…
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, Greater Greater Washington (GGW) wrote a long essay about Council Member Marc Elrich, who is running for Executive. GGW has many…
Delauter Responds to Seventh State
By Adam Pagnucco. After our post on Frederick County Council Member Kirby Delauter’s views on the Civil War, Delauter reached out to your author on…
By Adam Pagnucco. Frederick County Council Member Kirby Delauter once threatened to sue the Frederick News-Post for using his name without permission. That statement wound…
Party Performance in Western Maryland
Welcome to rural and mountainous Western Maryland, a region almost as unfriendly to Democrats as is Baltimore City to Republicans. Frederick County 4.0% of Registered…
Delegate C. Sue Hecht (D-3A), who represents part of Frederick County, is retiring. Hecht served two terms starting in 1994, stepped down in 2002 and…