Montgomery Community Media

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Lt. Governor  Anthony Brown today issued the following joint statement in response to the floor vote in House of Delegates to increase Maryland’s minimum wage to $10.10:  “I want to thank Speaker Busch and Chairman Davis for their leadership, and members of the House of Delegates for their vote to […]

Purple Line NOW! hosted a Transportation Forum with Maryland’s gubernatorial candidates on February 18 at the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center on the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus. Candidates who declared or filed their intentions by the end of January 2014 were invited to participate in the event. Participants included:  Howard County Executive Ken Ulman running […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley joined by a number of key officials from his cabinet, briefed media on Maryland’s response to what some are calling the season’s most powerful winter storm. Watch it here: http://youtu.be/sm1muM-gSmo

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley released the following statement on President Obama’s State of the Union address: “President Obama’s focus on strengthening and growing our middle class tonight was right-on. In Maryland, we share many of the President’s priorities, including expanding opportunity, creating high-paid and high-skilled jobs, and lifting more people out of poverty by raising […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Valerie Bonk asks Congressman John Delaney about rumors that he may enter the Maryland governor’s race. Take a look at his response at the Women’s Legislative Briefing in Rockville:

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown pledged to raise the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016 and index it to inflation thereafter at a rally before hundreds of minimum wage supporters as well as elected officials, faith leaders, low-wage workers and business owners in Annapolis on the evening of Jan. […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley advises residents to take appropriate safety precautions as some of the coldest temperatures in 20 years approach Maryland. Temperatures are expected to dip to near or just below zero in central Maryland, with lows as cold as 15 below zero in the western portion of the state. Temperatures will be slightly […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley made a friendly wager with North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple about the outcome of Saturday’s FCS Championship game between the Towson University Tigers and the Bison of North Dakota State University. Governor Dalrymple and Governor O’Malley have each wagered a dish from their home state as part of the friendly contest. If […]

Maryland Governor O’Malley today announced that a state record 12,504 people left welfare and found employment in the year ending September 30. More than one-third (37%) of these jobs pay $10/hour or more, and many former welfare recipients are working in key industries such as health care, warehousing, along with educational and administrative support. O’Malley […]

Hundreds of Montgomery County and Maryland elected officials and community leaders came together in Bethesda for the annual Committee for Montgomery breakfast, where six candidates for governor had a chance to give their priorities for the upcoming legislative session. It was one of the first forums for the 2014 governor’s race and in front of a […]