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Ed Gillespie is getting a cross-the-Potomac political assist this weekend when Gov. Larry Hogan will headline a rally for the Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate. Hogan, also a Republican, called Gillespie a “great leader” in the GOP, according to a report in the Washington Post. Hogan has had his share of disagreements with the putative leader […]

  In a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner asked for an increase in school construction by at least $100 million in the governor’s proposed fiscal 2019 capital budget. “Last week, our Superintendent released his proposed $1.18 billion capital budget for the school system,” Berliner wrote. “In my view it […]

Gov. Larry Hogan today announced he has directed 100 soldiers from the Maryland National Guard to deploy to the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist with ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Irma, at the request of Gov. Kenneth Mapp. Soldiers from the 200th Military Police Company from Catonsville will be deployed for potentially 30 days to […]

A state commission meant to take the politics out of political mapmaking heard from Democrats and Repubicans who say the current system is flawed, supporting the commission’s proposal that would hand the cartography over to an independent panel. Gov. Larry Hogan created the Governor’s Redistricting Reform Commission through an executive order on Aug. 6, 2015. […]

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 10, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Governor Celebrates Fitness: Governor Larry Hogan is expected to attend National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils ribbon cutting and pep rally at Newport Mill Middle School in Kensington today at noon. 2. Council Meeting: The Montgomery County Council is expected to discuss gun […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will be the keynote speaker at the Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame on Oct. 24. The event will start at 11:30 a.m. at The Universities at Shady Grove Conference Center in Rockville. The Hall of Fame, founded by Grossberg Co. LLP and Revere Bank (successor to Monument Bank), is a celebration […]

Twenty-six members of the Maryland National Guard’s 29th Combat Aviation Brigade will be sent to Puerto Rico to help the island rebuild after Hurricane Maria, a statement from Gov. Larry Hogan’s office said Friday. The brigade will be assigned to water purification, using systems that can convert in one hour about 1,200 gallons of hazardous water […]

Council President Roger Berliner told reporters Monday that Gov. Larry Hogan’s plans for I-270 and the Capital Beltway had three major flaws: Four new lanes on I-270 aren’t needed. Two reversible lanes would be sufficient. There’s no room for four new lanes on the Capital Beltway through Montgomery County. Adding the lanes would mean taking […]

Gov. Larry Hogan remains a popular Republican governor in heavily Democratic Maryland, according to a poll released Monday. And in addition to his high approval ratings, 51 percent of Marylanders who said they were likely to vote in 2018 said they are leaning toward voting or would definitely vote to re-elect Hogan. The findings were […]

Gov. Larry Hogan wants Amazon in Maryland, and he has a favorite spot for the company’s new headquarters. It’s not Montgomery County.