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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett held a media round table this week to discuss the six-point economic development program outlined in his Dec. 1 inaugural speech and he also talked about the upcoming budget process. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett said union negotiations are in the early stages. Related:

Maryland Governor-elect Larry Hogan and Fiscal Adviser Bobby Neall held a news conference on Dec. 11 in Annapolis to outline what they described as the economic problems the state of Maryland faces heading into the new administration. “On November 4, the people of Maryland rejected massive spending increases and tax increases, and a failing economy […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is preparing to launch a new open data portal in January that will allow the public to search, sort, and download a variety of information about the district. According to Superintendent Joshua Starr, OpenDataMCPS will launch on January 5, 2015 and will include the Superintendent’s Recommended Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 […]

Superintendent Joshua P. Starr is recommending a $2.4 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, which includes $103.6 million in additional spending that will allow Montgomery County Public Schools  to manage its continued growth, narrow achievement gaps, and prepare students for the future. Starr presented his recommendation to the Montgomery County Board of Education […]

Community members will get their first look at Rockville’s fiscal year 2016 budget on Nov. 24, as the Mayor and Council are scheduled to hear a preview from city staff and discuss their vision for the upcoming year. The Mayor and Council plan to address Rockville’s water and sewer funds, rates and rate structures before […]

Discussions of the City’s Adequate Public Facilities Standards and the draft Rockville Pike plan, and previews of the Fiscal Year 2016 budget are on upcoming agendas for Rockville’s Mayor and Council. The Mayor and Council are scheduled to review the City’s APFS as they relate to school facilities, beginning with a preliminary discussion on Nov. […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to appoint a new member to the County Planning Board at 10 a.m. on Oct. 7. The Council received 25 applications for the position and interviewed four of those applicants. The scheduled appointment will be part of the Council’s regular weekly session, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. in […]

Here are five things to know today, August 6, in Montgomery County: 1. The Upper County Pool on Emory Grove Road is closed for emergency repairs. 2. WSSC is holding a public meeting in Rockville today to discuss rates and customers bills. 3. Strathmore’s summer outdoor concert features Cathy Ponton King today and it is […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Cherri Branson, District 5, is calling for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to have its own inspector general. In an opinion piece published in today’s Washington Post, Branson says she was surprised to learn during the recent MCPS credit card controversy that the county’s public schools system “employs no independent auditor.” Noting […]