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Montgomery County

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Jul 28, 2026

Who really elects the Montgomery County executive?

Commentary: Low voter turnout and closed primaries shape the election of county executives raising questions about Democratic representation.

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Jul 24, 2026

For some families, the answer to the housing crisis is in backyard

A boom in state policies legalizing backyard housing construction is allowing some families to build multigenerational compounds.

Supreme Court of Maryland
Jul 23, 2026

Supreme Court of Maryland: Attorney’s fees; statutory caps; malicious prosecution, more

Attorney's fees — statutory caps — malicious prosecution — more

A man looks at a Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) model by Lockheed Martin at an international military fair in Kielce, Poland, September 7, 2017. (REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo)
Jul 21, 2026

MD-based Lockheed to make cheaper Patriot interceptors

Lockheed Martin announced a lower-cost Patriot interceptor on Monday as U.S. and European governments seek more affordable ways to counter the mass missile and drone attacks that have become a defining feature of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

A rendering of the redeveloped Springvale Terrace in Silver Spring. (Enterprise Community Development)
Jul 20, 2026

MoCo senior housing property to undergo redevelopment

Enterprise Community Development and Seabury Resources for Aging will partner to redevelop a Montgomery County senior living community.

A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring
Jul 15, 2026

Montgomery County finds processing errors for 19 ballots after MD’s larger mail-in ballot issue

The Montgomery County Board of Elections found processing errors to 19 ballots related to a much larger mistake: hundreds of thousands of misprints sent out statewide.

The Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore.
Jul 15, 2026

Judge orders 3rd trial for true-crime subject convicted of killing husband’s ex in Montgomery County

A woman whose case appears in a new episode of the true-crime series “Snapped: Killer Couples” could get a new trial after being twice convicted of killing her husband's ex-wife.

Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando campaigns in June for county executive. Jawando was one of a number of county executive hopefuls who took advantage of public financing this year, and the only one to win his primary. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)
Jul 15, 2026

Public financing programs faced biggest year yet in MD county executive primaries

Public funding in Maryland faced its biggest year yet in this year’s county executive primaries, with five counties using their systems simultaneously for the first time.

A voter fills out a ballot at an El Dorado County polling station during California’s special election on Proposition 50, a measure that would temporarily redraw congressional districts, in El Dorado Hills, California, on Nov. 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo)
Jul 15, 2026

What statewide referendums will appear on MD ballots?

The Maryland General Assembly will convene in a special session to potentially add a redistricting referendum. What questions are already planned for ballots?

A portion of the Park East Corporate Center in Chantilly, Virginia, sold to Pulte Homes. (Finmarc Management)
Jul 14, 2026

MoCo real estate firm sells Virginia property for $26.3M

Finmarc Management Inc., a real estate investment firm, announced it sold a property in Chantilly, Virginia, for $26.36 million. 

Crabtree Dispensary in Kensington, shown on July 6, 2026, operates under a social equity license, and opened on April 14, two years after the 2024 lottery that awarded the licenses. (Photo by Will Hammann/Maryland Matters)
Jul 14, 2026

Social equity licensed dispensaries in MD finally starting to open

Of the 83 “social equity” licenses for dispensaries that have been distributed by Maryland since 2023, only 17 are currently in operation.

The Webber Dam, on the Grand River in Ionia County, is one of 13 hydroelectric dams Consumers Energy is seeking to sell to Confluence Hydro LLC, a subsidiary of Maryland-based private equity firm Hull Street Energy LLC. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jul 13, 2026

$270M pledged to sweeten Michigan dam deal with Bethesda-based firm

Consumers Energy has sweetened the pot for the proposed sale of 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan to a Maryland-based firm.