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Montgomery County County Council President Roger Berliner met with reporters Monday and on the agenda were: the Purple Line, new developments in Metro funding, the Pepco rate increase, the minimum wage, Amazon’s new headquarters and the likelihood of Congress helping DREAMers. You can watch the briefing in its entirety, below:  

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 11, in Montgomery County: 1. Flags at half-staff from sunset to sunrise. This is in honor of Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, in respect and memory of the victims who died as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on […]

The minimum wage study released Tuesday evening drew criticism Thursday morning from Progressive Maryland, calling on the Montgomery County Council to disregard the study. “Instead of engaging economists or policy experts, County Executive [Ike] Leggett hired a consulting firm that helps public employers cut costs to tell us all that the sky will fall if […]

A report prepared for Montgomery County government said an increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour would mean that by 2022, more than 45,000 jobs would be lost, more than $396.5 million in income would be lost and nearly $41 million in lost tax revenue. The report also noted the positive effects of […]

Anqoinette Crosby hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with a report on a bill introduced to raise the minimum wage. Other stories in this week’s show include a bill to continue the county’s Human Trafficking Task Force, preventing trash fires by being aware of proper disposal of hazardous materials, a […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss a possible wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, U.S. Rep. John Delaney’s bid for the 2020 presidential primary election, State’s Attorney John McCarthy warning about the county’s growing gang problem, and the County Council considers legislation […]

Increasing the minimum wage is back on the table for the Montgomery County Council to consider. In January, the council voted 5-4 to increase the minimum wage increase to $15 an hour by 2020. County Executive Ike Leggett vetoed the measure. In a memorandum addressed to the council about his decision, Leggett stated that the […]

The Montgomery County Council will take up legislation Tuesday designed to increase the county’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. The council had passed legislation in January phasing in increases but County Executive Ike Leggett vetoed the legislation. Here, Council President Roger Berliner discusses the legislation at his Monday meeting with local reporters: Follow this […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner met with reporters Monday to discuss the Purple Line, the minimum wage, the “second crossing” for the Potomac River and a host of other topics. You can watch the briefing in its entirety, below:

The minimum wage in Montgomery County will increase to $11.50 effective July 1, which is roughly $4 more than the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Gigi Godwin, discusses the reaction from some local businesses: