November 8, 2023 Montgomery Community Media Councilmember Monique Ashton is the new mayor of the City of Rockville, according to unofficial results. She will be the city’s first mayor of color and succeeds outgoing Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton. Ashton received …
Continue ReadingOctober 20, 2023 Montgomery Perspective Many elected officials endorse other candidates. Some contribute to the candidates they have endorsed. But few go further by financing independent expenditures for those candidates, such as mailers. That’s because they are not Senator Cheryl …
Continue Reading9/27/2023 Press Release ANNAPOLIS, MD — Today, Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller attended the 46th annual J. Millard Tawes Crab & Clam Bake. The event, attended by elected officials from across the state, was held at Somers Cove Marina …
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September 5, 2023 Governing Demand for nonprofit services is on the rise, and legislators are paying more attention to ways they can support the sector. In Brief: Nonprofit organizations met critical needs during the pandemic. While the need for their …
Continue ReadingNovember 7, 2023 MoCo360 Voters will choose new Gaithersburg, Rockville city councilmembers Tuesday A state senator and a developer-friendly PAC have made endorsements in the Rockville and Gaithersburg City Council races and paid to send out mailers to constituents. In the Rockville …
Continue ReadingOctober 6, 2023 WTOP Maryland’s emergency rooms have the longest wait times in the nation. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the average wait time in Maryland emergency rooms is three hours and 48 minutes. A new law …
Continue ReadingSeptember 27, 2023 The NonProfit Times A Democratic state senator from Maryland is spearheading a bipartisan movement to create a National Nonprofit Legislative Caucus of state-level lawmakers to ensure nonprofit issues aren’t neglected when new legislation is being considered. The …
Continue ReadingSeptember 15, 2023 Maryland Matters Common Cause Maryland is encouraging local officials to allow more young people to vote in local elections. The nonprofit advocacy organization, based in Annapolis, posed a question in a recent mass email: “Do you agree …
Continue ReadingAugust 30, 2023 Maryland Matters The new leader of the Maryland Public Service Commission said Tuesday that he plans to convene meetings with interested parties over the next few months to discuss the increasingly controversial issue of where to place …
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