Montgomery Community Media

The recommendation to reduce Montgomery County’s voting age to allow 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote earned two supporters on the Montgomery County Council. The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee  which includes councilmember Hans Riemer, Nancy Navarro and Sidney Katz heard a report and recommendations of the Right to Vote Task Force Thursday. The […]

Susan Kenedy hosts the latest episode of Council in Brief, which features reports on an Office of Legislative Oversight report on the Department of Liquor Control, artificial turf fields and more. You can watch the Montgomery County show here: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 12, in Montgomery County: 1. Rockville leaders will hold a work session this evening to discuss the Rockville Pike Plan. 2. The MCPS Board of Education is scheduled to attend a cluster meeting at Seneca Valley High School tonight in Germantown. 3. A ribbon cutting ceremony […]

Gaithersburg resident Arnold Harvey is congratulated by Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice on Feb. 10 as he and his wife Theresa were honored for their work to end poverty through the non-profit organization they founded in 2007 known as God’s Connection Transition Organization (GCT). Arnold Harvey was recently recognized by Fortune Magazine as a Fortune […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal disputes the “mass exodus” described by a Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in a recent speech.

The Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control will hold its first meeting on Feb. 27. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal explains the work ahead: The Office of Legislative Oversight delivered a review report about Alcohol Control to the Montgomery County Council on Feb. 10. You can read a summary […]

It’s cold and icy out there. Drive safely. Here are five more things to know today, Feb. 10, in Montgomery County: 1. Will Montgomery County Public Schools teens be able to sleep in? The Board of Education is scheduled to make a decision on bell times at today’s meeting. 2. School board members are also […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett today announced his selection of Shawn Y. Stokes, director of the D.C. Government Office of Human Resources, to lead the County’s Office of Human Resources. “Shawn Stokes comes to Montgomery County with many years of human resource experience,” said Leggett. “She has forged a distinguished career planning and administering comprehensive […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, on Expedited Bill 7-15 that would establish the Office of Procurement as a principal office of the County’s Executive Branch. The bill would transfer procurement related functions to the Office of Procurement and generally would amend the law regarding procurement […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal responds to a question about the Purple Line at his news briefing earlier this week. Take a look: