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What if there were a tool that helped you create crystal-clear plans, provided you with continual feedback about how well your plan was working, and that told you exactly what’s working and what isn’t? Well, there is such a tool. It’s called the Budget vs. Actual Report and it’s exactly what you need to be […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the Pepco – Exelon merger, the 6th annual World Elder Abuse Day workshop at Holiday Park Senior Center,  graduating inmates at the Montgomery County Correctional Center, and more.

The Montgomery County Board of Education unanimously approved the final Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)  Fiscal Year 2017 Operating budget today. The budget is a $139 million increase over the Fiscal Year 2016 budget and according to a news release, includes $37.9 million in targeted funding aimed to reduce MCPS class sizes and close the achievement […]

Here are five things to know today, June 14, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council meets today, and on the agenda is an appointment to the Planning Board. The newest planning commissioner will replace outgoing member Amy Presley, who has served two terms. 2. The Board of Education meets today, and on the […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen said that the Council has a number of “big votes” coming up this week at her May 16th briefing. She discussed compensation agreements for County employees, proposed recordation tax rate increase, the Board of Education budget, the Metro Safety plan, and Shady Grove Bus Depot. Floreen said the Council is […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer is proposing additional funding for community-based programs that support learning in science, technology, engineering and math which target disadvantaged youth. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

It’s Cinco de Mayo! Here are five things to know today, May 5th, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee is meeting today at 9:30 a.m. On the agenda is the Tobytown Bus Service. The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee and Education Committee are meeting as well to […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has authorized $250,000 from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene budget to fund the continuation of the state’s Zika virus prevention efforts. “Our administration’s first and main priority is keeping Marylanders safe, and we want our citizens to know that all levels of government are working together to respond to […]

At her weekly briefing this week, Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen announced that two Council Committees will be studying compensation issues for county employees and Montgomery County Public Schools employees. This review comes as the Council considers a property tax increase as part of its budget deliberations. “Everything is on the table,” Floreen said. […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen discussed a variety of topics at her weekly briefing with reporters on Monday, April 18. She began the briefing with information about her recent tour of United Therapeutics in Silver Spring with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan.  She said she was delighted to see the Governor at a business in […]