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Hundreds of women attended the Montgomery County Commission for Women’s annual legislative briefing in Rockville on Jan. 26 to learn about upcoming issues that they should be paying attention to in the Maryland General Assembly this year. Related posts:

In a public/private partnership with the Jewish Council for the Aging, Montgomery County moves forward with a new project to provide transportation service to residents living near the county’s five senior centers. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. For more information, visit MontgomeryCountyMD.Gov/Seniors or call 240.777.4980   […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett announced the launch of the new Recreation Senior Center Transportation Initiative.  This new service supports Montgomery County’s commitment to ensure a viable lifetime community, a goal laid out in “A Community for a Lifetime:  The Senior Agenda,” produced by the County’s Commission on Aging and Office of the County Executive, and adopted […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro will join Fox News political analyst Juan Williams and other distinguished participants at the Latino Leadership Conference of Montgomery County on Feb. 10. The event, which was originally scheduled for Dec. 9, was postponed due to inclement weather.  Panels will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will […]

The Montgomery County Council has taken the unprecedented steps and recently passed a measure to raise the county’s minimum wage over a four year period. The bill has been signed into law by County Executive Ike Leggett. This action puts Montgomery County ahead in a national movement to address growing wage inequality. Susan Kenedy has […]

Former South African President Nelson Mandela died Dec. 5 at the age of 95. Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice and Councilmembers Nancy Navarro, Roger Berliner, George Leventhal and Phil Andrews reflect on his life and legacy: Council President Craig Rice: “Nelson Mandela was an icon.  His work will transcend time and likely never be duplicated. […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers have elected Craig Rice as the new Council President and George Leventhal as Vice President. Rice takes over for Nancy Navarro who just finished her one-year term as President. Rice was nominated for the position by Leventhal who noted that Rice is the youngest member of the elected body. Rice was also […]

There are more than 70,000 people who live in poverty in Montgomery County. The County Council has recently passed a bill to increase the minimum wage. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.   Related stories:

The Montgomery County Council meets at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 and the leaders are scheduled to elect new officers for the 2013-14 year. The election of a new president and vice president will mark the end of the one-year term as Council president of Councilmember Nancy Navarro. Craig Rice is the current Council […]

After almost four hours of heated debate, the Montgomery County Council approved a historic increase in the minimum wage Tuesday evening, becoming only the third jurisdiction in the nation to do so. But the decision to lead the State in initiating change wasn’t an easy one. The bill went through several amendments and appeared to […]