Montgomery Community Media

Damascus Elementary School Principal Bill Collins fondly recalls some of the incentives he and his staff used to have their students read during the school’s 2015 Read-a-Thon. When the students exceeded the ambitious goal of reading for more than 100,000 minutes in 14 days, he lived up to the ultimate incentive: He slept for a […]

There’s an important exhibit at the Sandy Spring Museum on display now through May 31. It’s called Migrating Lives. Julie Rios Little has the story.   Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Montgomery County Council today adopted a $5.08 billion total county operating budget for Fiscal Year 2016. The budget reflects a 1.7 percent increase over the approved budget for FY 2015. “This budget effectively addresses the top priority concerns of County residents while holding the line on taxes,” said Council President George Leventhal. The Council […]

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously approved Bill 11-15 that will expand affordable, quality child care services in the County and develop a strategic plan for child care services. Bill 11-15 is the Child Care Expansion and Quality Enhancement Initiative. The bill’s lead sponsors are Councilmembers Nancy Navarro and Hans Riemer. The bill was co-sponsored […]

Several Montgomery County Councilmembers are sharing their thoughts about the protests that have turned violent in Baltimore on social media. Councilmember Marc Elrich posted his thoughts on Facebook: “The situation in Baltimore is truly tragic. I hope we can escape this without further serious injuries which will in no way address, let alone solve, the […]

Last year, the Montgomery County Council and County Executive approved a bill that would provide partial public financing for local elections. The bill was designed to attract a broader pool of applicants, but as Susan Kenedy reports a lack of funding for the program has prompted a Council Committee to take action. Visit our PEG […]

On April 22nd, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett signed into law six bills approved by the County Council. Lorna Virgili has more in this report. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee recently discussed the importance of public election funding in the county’s fiscal year 2016 operating budget. Take a look:

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee today unanimously recommended that the full Council consider adding up to $2 million to begin funding a new Public Election Fund that will allow candidates for County Council and County Executive to qualify for partial public financing for their campaigns. When the Council approved […]

Susan Kenedy hosts the latest episode of Council in Brief, which recaps Montgomery County Council news this third week of April.