By Adam Pagnucco. Under County Executive Marc Elrich’s FY26 recommended operating budget, the vast majority of homeowners in MoCo will be charged hundreds of dollars more on their property tax…
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Top Stories: March 2025
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in March 2025, ranked by page views. 1. PTA President: “Every Single Staff Member and Student is Breathing…
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By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, the county council is due to vote on a bill providing 20-year tax breaks to some office-to-residential conversion projects. The bill is part of the…
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Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Five
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the context of this series and some characteristics of the IRS taxpayer migration data on which it relies. Part Two revealed that Maryland is…
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Friedson Capitalizes on Tax Hike Proposal
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By Adam Pagnucco. On the same day that County Executive Marc Elrich announced his recommendation for another property tax increase, Council Member Andrew Friedson came out hard against it. (Friedson…
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By Adam Pagnucco. While Montgomery County leaders debate raising property taxes for the second time in three years and the Maryland General Assembly is set to pass a large tax…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As the General Assembly gets ready to pass a large tax hike, one state delegate has told Marylanders that it is their patriotic duty to “pay your…
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Will They Choose Maryland or Virginia?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2012, the last time Maryland was in a serious budget crisis, then-D.C. Council Member Jack Evans uttered one of the most infamous quotes in local…
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Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the context of this series and some characteristics of the IRS taxpayer migration data on which it relies. Part Two revealed that Maryland is…
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Another Ficker Amendment?
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By Adam Pagnucco. No human being has deposited more charter amendments on Montgomery County ballots than former Delegate Robin Ficker. It’s not even close. A man of boundless energy, Ficker’s…