By Adam Pagnucco. In a brand new six-year fiscal plan, the county government’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reports that the county is projecting an unexpected windfall of more…
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The Gathering Storm
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By Adam Pagnucco. Presidential election years are normally sleepy ones in state and local politics. Sure, the identity of the president and control of Congress matter to Maryland and especially…
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Elrich Wants Us to Be Like Virginia. Really?
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By Adam Pagnucco. It won’t be a surprise to Montgomery Perspective readers that County Executive Marc Elrich wants to raise taxes. After all, he has tried to do so before…
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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…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One recounted the history of Montgomery County voters placing limits on the county’s ability to raise property taxes. Under current law passed by voters in 2020,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MoCo voters do not love property tax hikes and they have voted several times to limit them. Under a ballot measure passed by the 2020 general electorate,…
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Can a Tax Hike Lead to Less Revenue?
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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…
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Top Stories: December 2023
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in December 2023, ranked by page views. 1. Three Years Without White’s Ferry 2. Navarro’s MCPS Pay Revealed…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s latest six-year fiscal plan contains a surprising number: the county’s tax revenues have come in $455 million above estimates over the last two fiscal years. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of last spring’s 4.7% property tax hike, which was levied in part to fund a big budget increase for MCPS, the school system is…
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