Montgomery Community Media

Here’s five things to know today, Wednesday, Jan. 17, in Montgomery County: 1. Slippery Roads: The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for our area until to 11 a.m. The Service said the heaviest will come right about 6 a.m. to 11 a.m., for the morning commute. Snow continues right now. It […]

The Montgomery County Council held a special legislative session Tuesday to enable residents to prepay their 2018 county property tax in 2017, which would increase a deduction on their 2017 federal tax return. The measure passed by a 7-1 vote. The bill requires the county to refund any amount paid that is greater than the […]

The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a resolution at its session early Tuesday that would designate members of the Council to staff a work group to help address meeting the needs of residents with developmental differences. Introduced by Councilmember George Leventhal, chair of the Health and Human Services Committee, the goal of the work group […]

In a sit-down meeting with Maryland Senator Ben Cardin (Md-D), Nancy Suniewick of Silver Spring expressed concern over the tax reform bills passed recently by the Senate and the House. Both bills aim to eliminate the state and local tax reduction. According to the Tax Policy Center, state and local income and real estate taxes […]

The Montgomery County Council will urge Congress on Tuesday to extend two immigration programs that have helped county residents — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and the Temporary Protective Status programs. The support for the programs, however, is different than the county’s desire to fight MS-13. “There are those out there, including the president of […]

Declaring a “climate emergency,” Montgomery County Council members Tuesday called on the federal, state and other local governments to reduce greenhouse gases 80 percent by 2027 and 100 percent by 2035. It seeks to “initiate a massive global mobilization to restore a safe climate and build a sustainable economy.” The resolution was the second in […]

The Montgomery County Council urged the White House and Congress to work together to legislate “a pathway to permanent residency” for individuals who are in the country under temporary protected status (TPS) or children in the country under deferred action of childhood arrivals (DACA). The council action came in a resolution that passed unanimously. Councilmember […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers have unanimously elected Hans Riemer as the new Council President and Nancy Navarro as Council Vice President. Councilmember Sidney Katz nominated Riemer as President and Councilmember Nancy Floreen nominated Navarro at the Council’s Dec. 5th meeting. Both Riemer and Navarro will serve a one-year term. New Council leadership: Council Pres @hansriemer and […]

Here are five things to know for Tuesday, Dec. 5, in Montgomery County: 1. Board of Education Meeting: Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith will discuss the framework of his Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget recommendations. The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Open session will begin at […]

Moira Johnson, a student at Montgomery Blair Johnson, was selected by Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice as the winner of the 2018 “Councilmember for a Day” challenge. Rice is the chairman of the Council’s Education Committee. Johnson’s winning essay submission centered around her mother’s fight with breast cancer as well as the topic of mental […]