Montgomery Community Media

Here’s five things to know today, Nov. 13, in Montgomery County: 1. Council Action: County Council President Roger Berliner meets with the media at 11 a.m. The counci’s Education Committee meets at 2 p.m. to discuss school system performance tracking. 2. County Executive Action: Executive Ike Leggett signs the legislation raising the county’s minimum wage […]

Although our Top 10 stories, based on web traffic, included a lot of crime coverage, they do include two political stories: the approval of the $15 an hour minimum wage and the election of Laurie-Anne Sayles to the Gaithersbrg City Council.

Anqoinette Crosby hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with the County Council vote to increase the minimum wage in the County to $15 per hour by 2024. The show includes a report on the Council passes a bill to require Planning Department to develop a list of burial sites in […]

The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a $15 minimum wage earlier today. Here’s what users on Twitter are saying about the Council’s vote: Today, our County Council approved a $15 minimum wage. We got it done unanimously by finding common ground: pic.twitter.com/FVSX3Y8f45 — Roger Berliner (@RogerBerliner) November 7, 2017 I'm generally skeptical of $15 min. […]

On a unanimous vote, the Montgomery County Council increased the county’s minimum wage Tuesday to $15 an hour. Councilwoman Nancy Floreen said the minimum wage was not a Montgomery County issue, it was a regional issue and a state issue. “We should not be in a position to do this county by county,” she said […]

Here’s five things to know today, Nov. 7, in Montgomery County: 1. City of Gaithersburg Elections: Voters will cast their ballots for Mayor and Gaithersburg City Council today. Polls open up at 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. 2. Takoma Park City Elections: Voting will take place in Takoma Park’s Community Center from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Residents will […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner meet with the media and the topics included: the status of bond agency reviews, transportation issues, school construction in the downcounty, burial sites legislation, minimum wage and the county’s effort to lure Amazon. Here’s the video:

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 9, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Minimum Wage: The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services Committee holds its hearing on $15 an hour minimum wage at 9:25 a.m. Here’s the 166-page report on the legislation. And here’s the latest from council analysts. 2. Libraries Closed: Montgomery […]

Workers in the disability community will receive 125 percent of the minimum wage, even if Montgomery County approves an increase of the wage to $15 an hour, Council President Roger Berliner said Tuesday night. The County Council heard from about 40 people about a proposal to increase the minimum wage gradually from $11.50 an hour […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 26, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. #NationalVoterRegistrationDay: Board of Elections staff will be available at nine libraries to verify voter registration information, register new voters, and provide information on how to volunteer as an Election Judge. 2. Council Session: The County Council is scheduled to vote on […]