By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in May 2023, ranked by page views. 1. MCEA Crashes Council Meeting, Demands Full Funding 2. MCEA: Council…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last Thursday, the great tax hike battle of 2023 came to its dramatic conclusion as the county council raised property taxes by 4.7 percent. That followed the…
Did the Council Defund MCPS?
By Adam Pagnucco. On Friday, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) blasted the county council’s decision to fund 70% of the school board’s requested increase for MCPS. The union said…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers and other educators in MCPS, has issued a press release blasting the county council for its tax and…
What Will Happen on the Budget?
By Adam Pagnucco. Tomorrow, this year’s county operating budget spectacle will come to its dramatic conclusion. This is arguably the most significant budget since the Great Recession. Like the budgets…
By Adam Pagnucco. As first reported by Fox 5, MCPS and its employee unions have sent a letter to the county council warning them that reducing the executive’s recommended budget…
By Adam Pagnucco. In its meeting today, the county council issued a proclamation recognizing Teacher Appreciation Day. But members of the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) showed up en masse…
Unions Blast Effort to Reduce Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500 have issued a press release blasting measures taken by the county council’s Education…
Unions Praise Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. All six county employee unions have issued a joint statement praising County Executive Marc Elrich’s proposal to raise property taxes by 10 percent. Their statement appears below….
MCEA Wants a Ten Percent Raise
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) is holding a rally today with one specific purpose: to persuade MCPS to ask for enough funding to finance a ten…