November 4, 2022 Montgomery Community Media Maryland state senator Cheryl Kagan represents District 17 which covers Rockville and Gaithersburg. The Montgomery County native has earned a reputation as one of the most passionate and influential politicians in the county, serving …
Continue ReadingNovember 3, 2022 Montgomery Perspective Senator Cheryl Kagan has made 911 emergency service one of her top priorities for many years. In the last session of the General Assembly, Kagan and Republican Senator Ed Reilly (who represents District 33 in …
Continue ReadingOctober 27, 2022 The Baltimore Banner Speaking before a supportive audience at a retirement community in Gaithersburg last week, Rep. David Trone laid out his biggest problem: “We got a new district,” the second-term Democrat said, joking that his colleague …
Continue ReadingOctober 7, 2022 Maryland Matters Bins carrying mail-in ballots before they were counted after the primary election this summer. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. A legal skirmish over the upcoming election came to an apparent conclusion on Friday when the …
Continue ReadingOctober 1, 2022 THE MOCO SHOW Maryland has become the second state in the county to ban the act of declawing cats, unless deemed necessary for therapeutic purposes. It was banned in New York in 2019. The bill was approved …
Continue ReadingNovember 3, 2022 Washington Jewish Week Following three months spent fine-tuning a non-binding resolution that defines and reaffirms Montgomery County’s commitment to stand up to hate and against antisemitism, county councilmembers unanimously passed the statement on Nov. 1. Councilmembers and county residents …
Continue ReadingNovember 1, 2022 NCSL For Maryland Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D), Carl Henn’s tragic death was a call to action. A local activist and politician, Henn died after being struck by lightning in 2010 after a freak thunderstorm interrupted a celebration …
Continue ReadingOctober 15, 2022 Bethesda Magazine Bethesda BEAT The beginning of October marked the effective date for hundreds of new Maryland laws. Even as we advocate for urgently needed reforms not yet passed, we all ought to celebrate the steady progress …
Continue ReadingOct 7, 2022 Capital News Service The Court of Appeals of Maryland listened on Friday to the repeated effort by Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox to halt the early counting of mail-in ballots. A lower court has already given the …
Continue ReadingSeptember 30, 2022 Montgomery Community Media Saturday marks the start of a new month and the enforcement of numerous new laws in Maryland. Beginning Oct. 1, drivers must move to another lane or slow down when approaching any stopped, standing …
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