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 are not the only jurisdiction…
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 County has gained real adjusted…
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, issues with recruiting and retaining…
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 to finance the creation of…
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 is a good place to…
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 disagreements with Elrich about smart…
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 Facebook and requested an interview. …
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 up spreading all over the…
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 Voters (8th) Solid Republican Shifting…
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 was elected again in 2006….