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Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal’s term as Council President ends on Dec. 1. At his weekly briefing on Nov. 30, Leventhal recapped some of the highlights of the past year. He also fielded questions from reporters about the Department of Liquor Control, Montgomery County Public Schools, homeless vets, Syrian refugees and his future plans. […]

It’s CyberMonday and that means holiday shoppers will be looking for deals online today. Here are five more things to know today, Nov. 30th, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s the first day of work for Paul Wiedefeld, Metro’s new CEO and General Manager. 2. Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal is winding down his one-year term […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports about County Executive Ike Leggett’s recent back surgery, the BELL Program, pedestrian and traffic safety, a recent Senior Forum at Leisure World, an upcoming Summit on Aging, Montgomery County Public Schools’ recent Latin dance competition and more. You can watch the […]

After months of Ad Hoc Committee meetings and plans for reform, the future of the Department of Liquor Control continues to be a hot topic among local leaders in Montgomery County. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can find out more about the delegation’s Nov. 30th hearing, here.  

Council President George Leventhal is just back from a trip to El Salvador where he led a county delegation to the Central American country. Lorna Virgili has more about the importance of this trip. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

On County Report This Week, Susan Kenedy recapped the Montgomery County Council’s actions at the Nov 17th session. The elected leaders passed several bills and discussed the drivers of government costs. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on Nov. 16 for his weekly briefing and he was joined by Council Vice President Nancy Floreen. Leventhal began the briefing with a report about his recent trip to El Salvador. He also previewed tomorrow’s scheduled Council discussion about the cost drivers of government. But it […]

Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. The U.S. flag will be flown at half staff from now until sunset on Thursday by order of President Obama as a mark of respect for the victims of the attacks in Paris. Meanwhile,  a memorial outside the French Embassy in Washington, […]

A delegation of 36 Montgomery County residents took a four-day trip to El Salvador as part of Montgomery County’s continuing Sister City relationship with the Salvadoran state of Morazán.  Council President George Leventhal lead the group.

Montgomery County has maintained its Triple-A bond rating for 2015 from three Wall Street bond rating agencies.  That’s the word from Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett. “What is remarkable about this is that Montgomery County has continued to receive a Triple-A bond rating from all three bond rating agencies even during these past few years […]