ROCKVILLE – The Rockville City Council voted on Jan. 6 to discuss violations of the state’s Open Meetings Act. The first meeting of the year started off with a notion to move agenda item ten: Discussi…
Hogan may consider county’s proposed alternative to widening I-270 and I-495
ROCKVILLE – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is preliminarily considering a proposed alternative to the widening of interstate highways 495 and 270 plan to relieve traffic congestion. Maryland Deputy Tra…
Dems file complaint against Hogan, citing potential campaign donations violation
ROCKVILLE – A Maryland senator has accused Gov. Larry Hogan (R) of accepting illegal campaign contributions, prompting the state’s Democratic Party to file a complaint with the Maryland Board of Elect…
Hogan criticizes the county on emergency communication issues
ROCKVILLE – Last week, Gov. Larry Hogan (R) took a shot at officials in Montgomery County for their handling of a public safety communication outage that occurred over Mother’s Day weekend. Hogan crit…
Congress could follow Maryland in new trend against smoking
ROCKVILLE – In the hope of cutting down the growing trend of vaping among young people across the country, lawmakers have proposed to raise the age to buy products from 18 to 21. About a week after Go…
Trump proposes cuts to Chesapeake Bay Program
Yet again, the Trump Administration has put funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program on the chopping block, as President Donald J. Trump proposed a slew of environmental cuts in his budget last month. I…
Maryland Legislative session ends amidst Busch passing away
ROCKVILLE – The 2019 Legislative Session had a solemn tone as long-time Speaker of the House of Delegates, Michael E. Busch, died, just before it ended on April 8. For many politicians in the state, l…
Busch, Maryland’s speaker of the House of Delegates, dies
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Speaker of the House of Delegates, Michael Busch, died on April 7. He was 72-years-old. Busch, who is the longest-serving House of Delegates speaker in Maryland passed away whil…
Hogan nominates Leggett to Maryland Board of Regents
Continuing his close relationship with former Montgomery County’s executive, Gov. Larry Hogan (R) appointed Ike Leggett to University System of Maryland Board of Regents. Hogan nominated Leggett to th…
Proposed state bill would allow county input, veto power on toll road decisions
ROCKVILLE – A Maryland House of Delegates committee is considering a bill that would give county governments the option to vote down a state-proposed, toll-road project. Delegate Brooke E. Lierman (D-…
