By Adam Pagnucco. The state’s Office of Legislative Audits (OLA), which is part of the General Assembly’s Department of Legislative Services, is one of the most useful offices in all…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Former County Executive Ike Leggett sent us the following statement about this morning’s post on Question B and school funding. ***** Thanks to Seventh State for providing…
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JOF, Progressives Take on Ficker
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By Adam Pagnucco. Former school board member Jill Ortman-Fouse is co-chairing a new group opposing Question B, Robin Ficker’s charter amendment on property taxes, along with former Jamie Raskin staffer…
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Poll Out on Ballot Questions
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By Adam Pagnucco. A poll is in the field on MoCo’s ballot questions, much of it focused on Question B (Robin Ficker’s charter amendment on property taxes). The sponsor of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A document written by a special assistant to County Executive Marc Elrich lays out the administration’s views on the county’s charter limit on property taxes. And its…
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By Adam Pagnucco. You heard that deafening noise, yeah? It came from Rockville, specifically from Monroe Street. It was the sound of the county budget being blown to smithereens. And…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The District of Columbia and several local jurisdictions in Maryland have begun deferring a variety of taxes, fees and regulations during the coronavirus crisis. Taken together, these…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Republican Party has alleged on its website and through blast email that the county council is “sneaking in” a tax hike. County GOP Chairman…
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County Screw-Up Led to Tax Hike Proposal
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By Adam Pagnucco. Buried in the fine print of County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended FY21 operating budget is a shocking revelation: the executive claims that a mistake made by county…
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Elrich Then and Elrich Now
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By Adam Pagnucco. The big news coming out of County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended Fiscal Year 2021 budget is that he is proposing a tax hike. As you might imagine,…