County Executive Forum

October 2, 2018 | Staff Writer

Ficker and Floreen Weigh in On Immigration in Montgomery County

During Monday’s County Executive candidate forum, moderator Tom Sherwood asked Nancy Floreen and Robin Ficker  a question about immigrants facing deportation proceedings. Tom Sherwood asked, “Montgomery County has identified $370 thousand dollars to support the efforts to provide legal representation for low income immigrants and children facing deportation proceedings.What more should the county do?” Here […]

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October 2, 2018 | Staff Writer

Marc Elrich and Nancy Floreen Quiz Each Other at Monday’s County Executive Forum

Montgomery Community Media hosted a forum with the three candidates for the County’s next executive. Nancy Floreen, Robin Ficker, and Marc Elrich all responded to questions from Kojo Nnamdi and Tom Sherwood. The forum was held at MCM’s studios in Rockville Monday, Oct. 1. In the final minutes, Kojo Nnamdi gave Marc Elrich and Nancy […]

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October 2, 2018 | Staff Writer

photo of mcm studio a ready for county executive forum

County Executive Forum in Photos

Kojo Nnamdi and Tom Sherwood moderated the Oct. 1st Montgomery County Executive forum hosted by Montgomery Community Media (MCM). The forum was held in MCM’s studios and broadcast live. All three of the candidates for Montgomery County’s next Executive participated. The candidates included March Elrich (D), Robin Ficker (R), and Nancy Floreen (I). Photos from […]

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October 1, 2018 | Staff Writer

CE Candidates Talk About Their Personal Health, Taxes, and The Washington Post Endorsement

Kojo Nnamdi and Tom Sherwood moderate a Montgomery County executive forum in Rockville Monday. Nnamdi, host of WAMU’s “The Politics Hour,” shares the microphone with resident political analyst Tom Sherwood. Sherwood is a former political reporter for NBC4 and The Washington Post. The three candidates running for Montgomery County executive are the Democratic nominee Marc Elrich (D), […]

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April 20, 2018 | Douglas Tallman

County Executive Candidates Provide Thoughts on Environment

Five of the Democrats who want to be Montgomery County’s next county executive fielded questions Thursday night at Takoma Park Middle School. One question showed each would take environmental steps, although they seemed to have different ways to approach the issue. Participating were Councilmembers Roger Berliner, Marc Elrich and George Leventhal as well as health […]

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March 6, 2018 | Douglas Tallman

County Executive Candidates Quizzed on Amazon

The Amazon bid for a new headquarters and the county’s economic development dominated discussion Monday night at a county executive candidate forum in Olney. “We need a county executive to talk business,” former Rockville mayor Rose Krasnow said. “If they sense they’re not liked … then we don’t have a chance to get them.” The […]

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February 25, 2018 | Douglas Tallman

County Executive Candidates Express Support for Immigrants

Montgomery County executive candidates expressed their support for immigrants at a Sunday forum, one going so far as to say he would pay for legal representation of immigrants who face deportation. “It boggles my mind that we provide legal representation to the hardest criminals out there, but when one of our residents, honest and hardworking, […]

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November 15, 2017 | Mitti Hicks

Five Things to Know for Nov. 15 in Montgomery County

Here’s five things to know today, Nov. 15, in Montgomery County: 1. Transportation Priorities?: Monthly meeting of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board. They will review the results of an analysis that looked at a set of 10 initiatives to determine if they addressed regional transportation challenges, such as congestion and safety.  A new northern bridge crossing […]

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