Legislation also raises age from 14 to 16 for most crimes The House of Delegates voted 92-39 on Monday to give final approval toSenate Bill 323, which limits the number of offenses for which youth can be automatically charged in adult courts. The...
Activists urge project developer to embrace 100% renewable energy; water experts call for 'transparency' around water use Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on data centers in Montgomery County.Part one, which was published April...
Del. Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D-Montgomery) defends her “good cause eviction” bill, which would let counties adopt legislation requiring that landlords cite a reason before canceling a lease with a renter. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters)...
The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday is expected to vote on a bill that would prevent people from selling or planting invasive bamboo on any property in the county. Also on Tuesday, the council is scheduled to hear a briefing on County Executive...
Proposed redevelopment of 700-acre industrial site part of wider effort to establish state, region as digital infrastructure hub Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series exploring data centers in Montgomery County. The second part, which...
Here’s a look at the MoCo political schedule for the coming weeks It began last fall—more than eight months prior to the June primary election—and accelerated into the new year. And now, with the advent of spring—and with the start of mail-in...
Del. Lorig Charkoudian floor manages the "Good Cause Evictions" bill while Economic Matters Chair Kriselda Valderrama confers with committee staff on the phone and bill sponsor Del. Jheanelle K. Wilkins, left, listens. (Photo by Danielle J....
House of Delegates expected to debate legislation after panel accepts Senate version A House panel Thursday approved a clean Senate version of a bill that would make it harder to charge youth in adult courts, smoothing the way to final passage for a...
Bill passed unanimously by council transfers key responsibilities to volunteer Board of Investment Trustees Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) this week said he will not veto a bill that transfers key responsibilities for managing the...
MoCo Del. Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D), bill sponsor, 'thrilled' at movement April 2, 2026 1:00 p.m. 11:06 a.m. A bill to protect tenants from being kicked out of their housing without justification, given little chance this year and voted down in...
Two incidents raise concerns about district's handling of incidents, group says A Maryland Muslim civil rights and activist group is raising concerns after two incidents in March that the group said display anti-Palestinian bias in Montgomery County...
Pair allegedly chased man through store before shooting him, police say Two Montgomery County teenagers are facing attempted murder and other charges in connection with a March 20 shooting inside of a Germantown Giant Food grocery store that injured...
MoCo Del. Bonnie Cullison (D) sponsored 2018 legislation that led to Maryland ban State officials are trying to determine how Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling overturning a Colorado ban on conversion therapy might affect a similar law in Maryland —...
Plus: Samsung Biologics opens Rockville facility; Montgomery, Prince George's counties fight over shared planning commission April 1, 2026 10:04 a.m. 10:05 a.m. New, large speed cameras appeared in Montgomery County after the county switched vendors...
Aisha Braveboy, then Prince George's county executive-elect, announces the appointment of Shawn Joseph as interim Prince George's County public schools superintendent in June 2025, to replace former Superintendent Milllard House II. (File photo by...
County Councilmember Will Jawando (D-At large) has picked up the backing of another organized labor group, as the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO late last week announced it is endorsing him for Montgomery County executive. The regional...
NoBE II to offer units for tenants earning 30% to 70% of area median income March 30, 2026 5:30 p.m. 5:31 p.m. Construction is underway on a 268-unit housing development in North Bethesda that will offer units that are affordable for households...
Meet 10 local high students going above and beyond in their passions and communities March 30, 2026 3:00 p.m. 5:02 p.m. A series of racially charged incidents at Rockville’s Thomas S. Wootton High School during the 2024-2025 school year led to the...
Getting rid of costly electric buses is a good start March 30, 2026 3:00 p.m. 2:53 p.m. Literacy and math proficiency rates for low-income Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students were a dismal 35% and 15% respectively last year. Instead of...
Saturday’s event was one of several in county targeting Trump administration March 30, 2026 3:01 p.m. 3:11 p.m. Thousands of demonstrators gathered along Rockville Pike on Saturday for a local installment of the nationwide “No Kings” protest...
Thursday’s vote by the Montgomery County school board to overhaul Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) programming model and shift attendance areas – including moving Thomas S. Wootton High to Gaithersburg – left many community members feeling...
Youth concerns, redevelopment opportunities, public safety key concerns for area voters For the first time this campaign season, all seven candidates for Montgomery County executive shared a stage during a candidate forum last week at the Wheaton...
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education is moving out of its Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters building,...
Plus: State bill would fine drivers who don’t clear snow, ice from vehicles; Two injured in Gaithersburg wrong-way crash March 30, 2026 6:00 a.m. 11:38 p.m. Montgomery County police are investigating a shooting Friday night that left a 20-year-old...