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Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger announced Wednesday that he will retire in April after 15 years with the county and 42 years as a police officer. In a statement released by the county, County Executive Marc Elrich said: “This is a bittersweet day for Montgomery County. Chief Manger has set the bar high for […]

Council President Nancy Navarro discusses racial equity legislation, the retirement of inspector general Edward Blansitt and budget issues.

County Council President Nancy Navarro released an action plan Monday describing how she’d implement early childhood education. All the members of the County Council support an expansion of early childhood ed, but the county lacks the money to make it happen this year.

Councilmember Will Jawando was our guest on Montgomery Talk, MCM’s podcast on local issues. The conversation ranged from the federal government shutdown to the Law Enforcement Trust and Transparency Act. Have a listen:

Within hours of President Trump’s announcement that he and congressional leaders had reached a deal on ending the federal government shutdown, we were talking with Councilmember Will Jawando about the shutdown’s long-term effects on the county. This clip comes from our next Montgomery Talk podcast.  

Nourish Now, a food bank in Rockville, is expanding the number of families they’re helping because of the federal government shutdown.

Montgomery County nonprofits gave bleak assessments Thursday of how they’re faring with the federal government shutdown. They aren’t receiving grants and the demand for their services is growing. Here’s what they told the Health and Human Services Committee of the Montgomery County Council:

Maryland has argued the Federal Aviation Administration violated federal laws when it changed flight paths in 2015 for arriving aircraft at Reagan National Airport. The FAA failed to take into account requirements in the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Historic Preservation Act and a section of the Department of Transportation Act when the agency […]

A pro-business Montgomery County group released a report Tuesday morning that said the county was experiencing a “constrained quality of life.” Empower Montgomery, which tried to influence the 2018 Democratic primary, said the county’s low private job growth, ballooning county government salaries and an expensive public liquor business have contributed to the county’s financial malaise.  […]

County Executive Marc Elrich talked about how he hopes to help businesses — large and small — at the Small Business Network held Thursday at the Montgomery Community Media studios. Here’s our story: And you can see the full discussion here: Elrich and Navarro Talk Business at MCM’s January Small Business Network Session