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About the only thing all sides agreed upon during 2024 is that Montgomery County has a large affordable housing problem. How that will be solved continues to be debated by… Read More
On Tuesday, the county council unanimously elected Kate Stewart as president and Will Jawando as vice president. “My priority is to ensure that our work is collaborative, accountable, and that… Read More
On Tuesday, the Montgomery County Council presented the Uplifting Victims and Immigrant Safety Act (“U Visa”), which provides legal status to victims of certain violent crimes who have suffered physical… Read More
While addressing a supportive crowd at Saturday night’s Talbot Avenue Bridge Lantern Walk, County Executive Marc Elrich announced he intends to run for an At-Large seat on the County Council… Read More
The county council is holding its annual Youth Town Hall Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. Students can attend the meeting at the hearing room in the Council Office Building… Read More
Montgomery County Councilmembers sat down for more than two hours Tuesday for a work session with public school officials, striving to understand how the school budget is prepared and what… Read More
Montgomery County Councilmembers voted unanimously Tuesday morning to approve the Planning Board’s proposed Growth and Infrastructure Policies with just days to spare. “We have taken quite a bit of time… Read More
Overdose deaths in Montgomery County are down significantly this year, according to Chief Health Officer Dr. Kisha Davis. At this week’s county council meeting, reports showed that overdose deaths in… Read More
More than 85% of short-term rental properties are unregistered in Montgomery County. This has cost hundreds of thousands of dollars from uncollected license fees for these properties, according to a… Read More
Montgomery County Council members have unanimously approved of a proposal to use $2 million in supplemental funding for vape detectors in the county’s public schools. The funds come from a… Read More
The Montgomery County Council Audit Committee met Monday to review reports from the Office of Inspector General on Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) mismanagement of funds. This comes after the… Read More
At Tuesday’s Montgomery County Council public hearing, new legislation was introduced that would amend public campaign financing laws. The goals of Bill 20-24 are to increase voter participation and create… Read More