Montgomery Community Media

“21 This Week” guest host Susan Heltemes and the panel discuss the County Council’s review of the county’s grocery bag tax. Henry Hailstock, Past President Montgomery County Branch NAACP supports the tax. Take a look. The next show of 21 This Week airs on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and then again at 8:30 p.m. on […]

“21 This Week” guest host Susan Heltemes previews this week’s show. Heltemes and the panelists will discuss the bag tax in Montgomery County, the Silver Spring Transit Center and the county budget. All this and more. “21 This Week” airs on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. on Channel 21. Don’t miss […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, will hold a worksession on the one-year analysis of the county’s five-cent tax on disposable bags. Among the aspects to be discussed is a possible exclusion of the tax at clothing stores and other non-grocery […]

“21 This Week” host Casey Aiken asks his guests whether Maryland should enact a grocery store bag tax? Elbridge James, Board President Progressive MD supports the tax based on reports from D.C. and Montgomery County experiences with a bag tax. Susan Heltemes, Democratic activist supports the tax as it will help clean up the Chesapeake […]

“21 This Week” host Casey Aiken is impressed with the recently released White Flint Sector Plan and wonders if this plan will reverse the trend of younger people leaving the county due to shortages in both housing and jobs. “21 This Week” airs on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. on Channel […]

“21 This Week” host Casey Aiken and his panel discuss the Montgomery County Bag Tax. Guests Henry Hailstock and Steve Kreseski comment. Take a look. The next show of 21 This Week airs on Mondays at 12 p.m. and then again at 8 p.m. on Channel 21. Don’t miss it! Learn more about 21 This […]

“21 This Week” host Casey Aiken previews this week’s show. Aiken and the panelists are talking about natural gas extraction (fracking), Montgomery County’s bag tax debate, and Governor O’Malley’s State of the State address. Take a look. The next show of 21 This Week airs on Sundays at 11 a.m. and then again at 7 […]

At her weekly press conference on January 28, Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro was asked about the status of the bag tax. Take a look.

To help remind Montgomery County residents and shoppers to keep their reusable bags handy when visiting local retailers this holiday season — and beyond — county officials have launched a public education campaign featuring the slogan, “Holiday Shopping? Bring Your Bag; Fight Litter.” Ads on Ride On buses and at bus shelters and a commercial […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke asked Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner about the bag tax at his Oct. 8 press conference. Berliner said he wants to review the new law after one year for some possible “tweaking.”