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We want to hear from Montgomery County residents who may be personally impacted by the federal government shutdown. How have you been impacted? Do you have a story to share? You can share these thoughts by: Emailing Deirdre Byrne at dbyrne@mymcmedia.org. Send us a private message on Facebook. Comment this article with your stories. Leave […]

Early entry for word of 2019: furlough. During this shutdown, as many as 380,000 federal employees have been furloughed and 420,000 are working without pay, according to a memo from Sen. Chris Van Hollen. Google Trends tracks terms plugged into the search engine. Trends shows “furlough” is currently spiking on Google. And it last spiked […]

D.C. residents can start calling us Marry-land! Because of the government shutdown, the D.C. Superior Court is closed, meaning D.C. residents cannot go to the Marriage Bureau to get a marriage license. Two days before their wedding, Danielle Geanacopoulos and Dan Pollock, a couple who met working on the Hill as Democratic staffers, went viral […]

Over 800,000 federal employees are furloughed because of the partial government shutdown. Here’s a breakdown about what’s open, partly opened and closed during the partial government shutdown. Open or Partly Open Montgomery County and Maryland’s local government agencies are unaffected by the shutdown. Glen Echo Park (It’s owned by National Park Services, but the county […]

Chef José Andrés has pledged to feed furloughed federal workers at his six D.C. area restaurants, including Jaleo in Bethesda, until the government shutdown ends. On Dec. 21, a day before the government officially shutdown, President Donald Trump tweeted that if the democrats didn’t agree to allocate money towards a $5.6 billion dollar border wall, […]

Although President Trump has frozen federal salaries for 2019, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday he will file an amendment to the short-term funding bill providing employees with a 1.9 percent raise. The bipartisan bill would keep the government open, averting a shutdown and denying Trump the border wall. Trump can freeze civil servants’ […]

Maryland and Montgomery County officials spoke at the Committee for Montgomery’s 2018 Annual Legislative Breakfast. The Committee for Montgomery consists of county leaders who promote policies to increase opportunities for county residents. More specifically, they support education policies and promote economic and infrastructure development that would benefit the county. At the breakfast, Senator Chris Van […]

Council President Hans Riemer meets the media Jan. 22 where the topics are Montgomery County’s selection as one of 20 potential sites for the new Amazon “HQ2,” the government shutdown and the council’s efforts to trim the current budget because of a revenue shortfall.

Here’s five things to know today, Friday, Jan. 19, in Montgomery County: 1. Government Shutdown?: Congress has until midnight to vote on a spending bill before federal funding runs out. 2. Hypothermia Alert: Montgomery County has issued a Hypothermia Alert until 9 a.m. Montgomery County has issued a Hypothermia Alert for 8 PM Thursday 1/18 until 9 […]

Here are five things to know today, April 28, in Montgomery County: 1. Government Shutdown: Leaders are expected to pass a one week funding bill to keep the government open. 2. Metro Service: Metrorail officials were preparing for a possible “sick out” today, but, so far, service does not seem to be impacted. For the latest information, […]