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Leggett rules out 4th term as Montgomery County executive
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, the son of a sawmill laborer who rose from the Jim Crow South to become a Howard University law professor and chairman of the Maryland […]
Montgomery Co. returns $296K riot aid check to Baltimore
A Montgomery County official is returning a $296,000 check meant to pay for riot aid to Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun reports County Executive Isiah Leggett wrote to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake this […]
Cybersecurity, startups top Montgomery County priorities
The newly-minted Montgomery County Economic Development Corp., which took over for a pair of now-defunct entities on July 1, is making cybersecurity its first priority. The corporation has just commissioned […]
Montgomery officials to discuss solidarity with Muslims
GERMANTOWN — Top officials in Montgomery County will be signing a statement reaffirming the county’s solidarity with the Muslim community. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and County Council President Nancy […]
New Adventist hospital aims to boost research, economy
Adventist HealthCare doesn’t just see its new hospital as a modern facility to treat the sick but as a vehicle for new research partnerships and economic growth in Montgomery County. […]
Baker to detail how Hogan gives ‘short end of the stick’ to some jurisdictions
Local leaders from three heavily Democratic areas will meet with reporters to offer a contrarian view of last year under Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
Montgomery Co. scores new fiber link to major Internet hub
Montgomery County will soon have a direct, fiber-optic link to the area of Virginia that some call “the center of the Internet.” Florida-based USA FIBER is preparing to build a […]
Montgomery tests high-speed wireless system in Silver Spring
Montgomery County is testing a way to bring super-fast Internet access to businesses and residents without the cost of installing new fiber-optic cable. The initiative, known as “ultraGig,” brings a […]
Best week, worst week: Leggett vindicated; fracking advocates face setback
Montgomery County Executive Isiah “Ike” Leggett was vindicated. Supporters of hydraulic fracturing in Maryland probably took a two-year setback.
Montgomery Co. aims to stop panhandling, accidents
WHEATON — Montgomery County is launching a new initiative to stop panhandling and prevent accidents. WRC-TV reports that County Executive Isiah Leggett will announce the new program called “Give a […]
Eye Opener: A Democrat endorses a Republican
A few government and politics headlines for Wednesday:
Spending on Montgomery Co. schools to increase
ROCKVILLE — Montgomery County officials say new state mandates will drive up spending on the county’s school system by $100 million over the next four years. The spending is driven […]
