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The latest from Jack Hogan
In Derwood, the state’s ‘most advanced’ clean energy project is coming online
Officials on Thursday are celebrating the completion of a microgrid project at the county’s transit depot in Derwood.
Council passes previously stalled Unmask ICE bill
The County Council voted to prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing masks or face coverings while on duty in Montgomery County.
Candidate forum highlights reluctance to support council president’s budget
None of the council members running for county executive endorsed Council President Natali Fani-González’s budget proposal during a forum Monday.
Budget proposal sets up showdown between unions and council president
Local unions are at the center of a budget battle that has emerged on the County Council.
Natali Fani-González proposes progressive taxes, lower raises in alternative budget
County Council President Natali Fani-González is pushing to reform the county’s tax structure, cut spending and lower raises for county employees.
Will Jawando’s policy fights are defining the county executive race
Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando has positioned himself as the most progressive candidate in the race for county executive.
As energy costs soar, Pepco wants to raise rates again
If the Maryland Public Service Commission approves the proposal, customers would see an average increase of $11.73 in their monthly bills.
2 counties have planned their futures together for a century. One of them has had enough.
Prince George’s County officials, with the support of Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, are looking to partially dissolve a century-old arrangement.
Metro will halt trains between Friendship Heights and North Bethesda this summer
Metro’s Red Line trains won’t run between two Montgomery County stops from early July to early September, due to construction related to the Purple Line project.
Montgomery, Howard counties’ average gas price tops $4 a gallon
Average prices in Montgomery and Howard counties, two of the richest jurisdictions in the state, were both above $4 per gallon on Tuesday.
Council president rejects Marc Elrich’s incinerator plan as ‘not logical’
Marc Elrich campaigned almost a decade ago on a promise to close Montgomery County’s waste incinerator. As the term-limited county executive nears the end of his time in office, it appears the decision to close the Dickerson waste incinerator will fall to his successor.
A county liquor store opened across the hall from a private retailer. Can it avoid competing?
Nick Gardner, who owns Choice Wine & Beer in the Westfield Wheaton mall, said he has made less money since a county-run Oak Barrel & Vine opened across the hall.
Some Purple Line businesses say they have more urgent needs than facades
Maryland will pay for businesses within a half-mile of the Purple Line track to upgrade their facades under a $3 million proposal from Gov. Wes Moore.
If you’re a WSSC Water customer, you’ll also pay for the Potomac sewage pipe collapse
WSSC Water customers in Maryland will likely pay for the cleanup and repairs of the collapsed Potomac Interceptor pipeline.
Anticipating an ICE surge, county leaders ramp up immigrant protections
In Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, home to more than half of the state’s foreign-born population, officials are drafting legislation to restrict ICE’s expansion.
The Potomac is cleaner, but residents fear long-term damage from pipe collapse
Montgomery County residents fear long-term damage to the environment in the wake of the collapse of a major sewer line. They voiced their concerns to utility officials Thursday at a packed community meeting at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda.
Who’s running for office in Montgomery County? Here’s a list.
All eyes will be on the race to be the next Montgomery County executive. But several other high-profile races are also taking place.
Data center developer says moratorium could ‘derail’ its project
County Executive Marc Elrich has said that a moratorium should halt permitting and approvals remaining for an Atmosphere Data Centers project, but an attorney for the company pushed back Tuesday.
Another toxic emissions violation brings renewed calls to close Dickerson incinerator
Environmental advocates are pointing to a recent emissions violation at the Dickerson incinerator as further proof that the facility needs to close. They’re calling on county leaders to take action quickly.
How the sewer line collapse unfolded and spread millions of gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River
One local resident, Bob Ward, was an early witness to what would become one of the largest sewage spills in modern U.S. history.
