President Joe Biden ordered the United States flag to be flown at half-staff following the Aug. 26 terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff as no flag may fly higher than the United States flag. This is to pay respect to the victims of Thursday’s terrorist attack outside Kabul airport […]
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August 27, 2021 |
August 20, 2021 |
Montgomery County Nursing Homes Have Fully Vaccinated 88% of Residents, 88.5% Staff
Around the country nursing homes struggle to get their staffs inoculated with the COVID-19. But overall, Montgomery County nursing homes stand out for managing to get the vast majority of their workers vaccinated. According to the New York Times, about 40% of the country’s nursing home work force remains unvaccinated. Data from Maryland Department of […]
August 17, 2021 |
State Sen. Smith, Who Served in Afghanistan, Worries About Country’s Future
“I think the future is bleak. It is a sad day for all of us,” said Maryland Sen. Will Smith (D-20) about Afghanistan, the country he spent six months in as an intelligence branch chief with the U.S. Navy Reserve. Part of his responsibility in 2019 was to smooth the path during Afghanistan’s elections in […]
August 6, 2021 |
County Installs Signs for Vehicle Electric Charging Stations
In keeping with President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan that calls for half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 to have zero emissions, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and the county Department of Transportation launched a campaign to increase awareness about the availability of electric vehicle charging stations in Bethesda, Silver Spring and […]
June 25, 2021 |
Trone on Infrastructure: What’s in It for Montgomery County?
After months of negotiations, President Joe Biden announced Thursday that a bipartisan infrastructure deal has been struck between a group of Democratic and Republican senators. According to Axios, “The deal will cost $1.2 trillion over eight years, or $974 billion over five years and offers more than $550 billion in new spending.” President Biden emerges […]
April 5, 2021 |
Flags at Half-Staff for Fallen Capitol Hill Officer
On Friday, April 2, President Joe Biden ordered the United States flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the most recent attack on the U.S. Capitol — including Officer William “Billy” Evans — who was killed when a man in a car rammed into a police barricade that day. Flags […]
April 2, 2021 |
Local Leaders Express Condolences for Officer Killed Outside U.S. Capitol
State and local leaders have taken to social media to express condolences for U.S. Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans who was killed when a man in a car rammed into a police barricade. The incident took place shortly after 1 p.m. outside the U.S. Capitol on Constitution Avenue. Evans succumbed to his injuries and […]
February 13, 2021 |
Hogan, Other Governors Meet with Biden at White House to Discuss COVID-19 Plan
On Friday, Governor Larry Hogan traveled to the White House to meet with President Joe Biden. Hogan was one of several governors in attendance to discuss the Biden administration’s plan to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Others in attendance were Vice President Kamala Harris and several other bipartisan lawmakers. Governor Hogan tweeted his full statement […]
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