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Cheers from the audience after the Montgomery County Council voted to approve Bill 12-16 that will gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020 for some businesses. After approving five amendments to the bill, the Council voted 5-4 on the amended bill, making Montgomery County one of the first jurisdictions in the […]

The Montgomery County Council is set to return on Jan. 17 for its first meeting in the new year. One item on its tentative calendar agenda is the controversial issue of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. There have been many rallies across Montgomery County supporting the increase and hundreds of […]

State delegate Marc Korman, a Democrat who represents District 16, says he will not run for Montgomery County Council in 2018. In a video posted on YouTube and shared on Facebook and Twitter, Korman said he plans to ask the voters of District 16 to reelect him as their state delegate. You can watch the […]

In this special edition of County Report This Week, Anqoinette Crosby takes a look back at some of the biggest stories of 2016 in Montgomery County.

Two years ago, County Executive Ike Leggett and the County Council accepted President Obama’s challenge to help close opportunity gaps for young men of color. Nearly $20,000 is now being spent to help black and Latino youth through a new mentoring program operated by the YMCA’s Youth & Family Services Branch. MyMCMedia’s Phyllis Armstrong met […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday Jan. 17 on Expedited Bill 51-16. The bill would establish a local area transportation review mitigation payment; authorize the Council to set the rates by resolution after a public resolution after a public hearing; and amend the law concerning the development impact tax for […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. Aiken and panelists discuss the electoral college, review of the year 2016 and predictions for the new year. This week’s panel of political observers includes Sam Statland, Mark Uncapher, Jerry Cave, and Susan Heltemes. You can watch the show in its entirety, below: “21 This Week” airs […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. Aiken and panelists discuss efforts to raise minimum wage in the county, legislation to create microloan program, the Trump transition and more. This week’s panel of political observers includes Susan Heltemes, Jerry Cave, Bill Askinazi, and John Hurson. You can watch the show in its entirety, below: […]

The Montgomery County Council is considering a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 by July 1, 2020. Councilmember Marc Elrich is the lead sponsor of the bill and Councilmembers George Leventhal, Tom Hucker, Nancy Navarro and Hans Riemer are co-sponsors. Earlier in the week, County Councilmember Nancy Floreen asked the Office of […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Council members unanimously elected Roger Berliner as president of the Council on Tuesday morning. Council member Hans Riemer was elected as vice-president of the Council. Berliner succeeds Nancy Floreen as Council president. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports: During his remarks at the dais, Berliner thanked his colleagues for their support and said he […]