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Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has vetoed legislation that would have raised the minimum wage to $15 by 2020. “The only way to express my position regarding this bill at this time is to reluctantly veto and return it to you with what I believe is a more reasonable path to moving the county to a […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has released his recommended Fiscal Year 2018 Capital Budget and amendments to the six-year FY 17-22 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The budget recommends over $2 billion for education, including $1.73 billion for the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the highest funding level ever provided, as well as $332 million for […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is expected to join County Councilmember George Leventhal, chair of the Health and Human Services Committee, on Jan. 12 to announce a partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACO) that will provide residents with low cost health services, according to a news release. NACO’s Live Healthy Program helps uninsured […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is holding the first two FY18 budget forums for the public’s input on Monday Jan. 9 and Wednesday Jan. 11, according to a news release. “Public forums are the residents’ opportunity to let me know what is important to them as I prepare next year’s operating budget for submission to […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will hold a “virtual” town hall meeting on Tuesday, December 20 from 2 to 3 p.m, according to a news release. This online interactive forum allows Montgomery County residents to send questions directly to County Executive Leggett. County residents may submit questions to the County Executive before and during the […]

It’s an annual event that is traditionally known as the unofficial kick off for the upcoming session of the Maryland General Assembly Hundreds of Montgomery County and Maryland state leaders gathered at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center for the 2016 Committee for Montgomery Legislative Breakfast on Dec 15. The event was organized by […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett along with other County Councilmembers joined the Good Hope Community on Dec. 10 for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center. The old building is being replaced because the structural and electrical systems have surpassed their useful service life and does not meet with Americans with […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and 17 other mayors from across the country are asking President-elect Donald Trump to keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA began in 2012 and helps to ensure that young people that were brought to the U.S. before they turned 16, and are actively seeking higher education, working […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Legget will be joined by County Councilmembers Nancy Floreen, Tom Hucker and George Levanthal for the opening of Progress Place in Silver Spring on Saturday Dec. 10, according to a press release. Progress Place is a Montgomery County owned facility that has two primary programs: Shepherd’s Table and Community Vision. Shepherd’s […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction on the new Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center. This event will take place on Dec. 10 at 12:30 p.m. The facility is located at 14715 Good Hope Road in Silver Spring. According to a press release, the new 14,000 square foot […]