By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, several county council members released statements on their newly approved FY26 operating budget, which contains substantial spending increases (particularly for MCPS), no tax increases and a…
Gabe Albornoz
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized my methodology of consulting my source network on who they believe will most likely be the next county executive. Part Two featured a few…
Poll: County Executive Race is Wide Open
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I reported on a poll of MoCo Democratic voters primarily concerning housing issues by Greater Greater Washington. Well, it turns out that they did not…
By Adam Pagnucco. Few county debates are more consequential than those concerning the charter, which is equivalent to the county’s constitution. And of such debates, the most weighty often pertain…
Can a Tax Hike Lead to Less Revenue?
By Adam Pagnucco. When you raise a tax rate, you get more revenue from it, right? Not always. If you want a demonstration of a rate increase and a revenue…
Albornoz, Fani-Gonzalez Denounce CASA
By Adam Pagnucco. County Council Members Gabe Albornoz and Natali Fani-González have issued a statement denouncing the remarks by CASA, a county-based immigrant rights group, about the Israel-Hamas war. Their…
Gabe Albornoz: Cast Vote Data
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Gabe Albornoz finished third in the council at-large primary, a step up from his fourth-place finish in the 2018 primary. This year, his best areas…
By Adam Pagnucco. Using U.S. Census data employed by the county council in its redistricting process, I was able to generate lists of the 25 precincts with the largest concentrations…
By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s show more geography of bullet voting in the council at-large primary. Today we will look at the Democratic Crescent and Rockville. The Democratic Crescent, comprised of…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One showed bullet votes in the council at-large primary overall with a bit of detail in Congressional District 8. Now let’s get into the geography of…