Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County values such as respect, understanding and acceptance are what Special Assistant to the County Executive, Chuck Short, says drives the County’s stance on immigration. “Our standing on immigration is that we respect immigrants,” said Short. “Our policy is basically that the enforcement of federal immigration laws is the responsibility, and sole responsibility, of the […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 23, in Montgomery County: 1. Gaithersburg, ranked as the number one diverse city in the country, doesn’t need to become a “sanctuary city” because Gaithersburg is a “welcoming city,” Mayor Jud Ashman says. 2. A portion of the redevelopment of Bethesda’s Westbard neighborhood comes before the Montgomery […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery College has an open house and ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the Science Center West Renovation at 9:15 a.m. Thursday. County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council President Roger Berliner will speak. 2. The Montgomery County Planning Board meets at […]

Josiah Henson was born a slave in Charles County, Maryland and lived in Montgomery County before escaping to freedom in Canada. Author Harriet Beecher Stowe modeled the fictional character Uncle Tom after Josiah Henson. Unlike Stowe’s Uncle Tom, Henson became a conductor on the underground railroad, international speaker, author and the founder of a city […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett said Wednesday the county would press a legal challenge if the federal government tried to force changes in county immigration policy by withholding federal funds. “Those at the federal level have decided they want to punish some of the communities and we’ll fight the issue once we get to it,” […]

Montgomery County Council member Nancy Navarro is “very disappointed” that County Executive Ike Leggett has vetoed legislation that would have raised the minimum wage to $15 by 2020. “It’s not a good day,” she said, the day after the veto. The Council passed the legislation by a 5-4 vote earlier this month. Council members Marc […]

Here are five things to know today, Jan. 25, in Montgomery County: 1. County Executive Ike Leggett will hold the fourth County Budget Public Forum for Fiscal Year 2018 at the Silver Spring Civic Building starting at 7 p.m. 2. Jheanelle Wilkins will be sworn in as the state delegate representing District 20 today following yesterday’s […]

More than 500 people who are passionate about equal rights, civil liberties, environmental issues and other progressive causes filled Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center the night of the Inauguration. The sold-out UnNaugural concert in Silver Spring lifted spirits and raised money for Planned Parenthood and four other national organizations. State Senator Cheryl Kagan produced the […]

The music of protest and progress stirred rousing applause at the UnNaugural Concert: Playing It Forward Voices for Social Justice, in Silver Spring. Some 500 people, including several Montgomery County and Maryland elected officials attended the sold out event at Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center. State Senator Cheryl Kagan is the founder and executive producer […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett released the following statement about the passing of County Health Officer Dr. Ulder Tillman: “I am profoundly sad to announce that Dr. Ulder Tillman, who served 13 years as our County’s health officer and chief of Public Health Services, died this afternoon. “Dr. Tillman was a wise and ardent champion […]