Montgomery Community Media

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett said toughening Maryland’s drunk driving laws is going to be an uphill battle. But he said it can be done. You can find out more about State Delegate Ben Kramer, who represents District 19, here. You can reach Mothers Against Drunk Driving, here.

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen met with reporters this week to discuss her agenda in the coming year. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can watch the Council President’s news briefing in its entirety, here.

President Barack Obama and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan have ordered the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag to be flown at half-staff on Monday, December 7 in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. This is to honor those American patriots who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.

Congressman Chris Van Hollen sent a letter to the Maryland Board of Elections this week urging the rejection of a proposal to change early voting sites in Montgomery County. The Board is considering a proposal to eliminate early voting at the Jane E. Lawton Community Recreation Center in Bethesda and the Marilyn J. Praisner Community […]

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, who is vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, sent a letter to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan this week encouraging the Governor to contact Congressional Republican leadership in the both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in an effort to join in working to protect federal funding […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett agreed on an additional $40 million to build the Purple Line- a $2.44 billion light rail extending from Bethesda in Montgomery County to New Carrollton in Prince George’s County. County Spokesperson Patrick Lacefield said the state had initially requested $50 million from Montgomery County, but after conversations between state and county […]

Congressman John Delaney, of Maryland’s 6th District, has released a statement following news that the state of Maryland will recoup $45 million from Noridian, the prime contractor for Maryland’s online health exchange. “I applaud Attorney General Frosh for negotiating this settlement as a partial offset to the pain Marylanders suffered as a result of the […]

President Barack Obama has ordered the United States Flag to be flown at full-staff on June 14. This is in observance of Flag Day. Accordingly, the Maryland State Flag will also be flown at full-staff from sunrise to sunset.  

For the first time in school history Gaithersburg High School’s varsity baseball team has won the Maryland 4A State Championship. Coach Jeff Rabberman talks about the win.

President Barack Obama has ordered the United States Flag to be flown at half-staff on May 15 for Peace Officers Memorial Day. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the Maryland State Flag to be flown at half-staff as well. Every year, by a 1962 resolution, the president has authorization to request May 15 as “Peace Officers […]