Maryland Lawmakers Join Federal Workers Protest
Three Maryland lawmakers joined the rally to support federal workers and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday. AFGE work at many… Read More
Fran Murphy
Executive Producer, Montgomery Community Media
Van Hollen Speaks at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Protest
Maryland’s indefatigable senior Senator Chris Van Hollen has been making the rounds. Van Hollen rallied alongside fellow congressional members and concerned citizens at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Monday.… Read More
Raskin To Hold Telephone Town Hall Tuesday Night
U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin will hold a Telephone Town Hall Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. During the call he will address the changes taking place in the federal government under… Read More
Maryland Congressional Delegation Rallies Against DOGE
On Monday, members of the Maryland Congressional Delegation rallied in Baltimore outside the Social Security Administratio Building to protest the policies of the Department of Government Efficiency also known as… Read More
MCPS Monitoring Weather, Expecting to Make Decisions as ‘Early As Possible’
On Monday afternoon, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) alerted the community of possible impacts to the schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday: “MCPS is watching this week’s weather closely. We are… Read More
Senators Offer Telephone Town Hall for Federal Workers
On Wednesday, Maryland senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks will hold a telephone Town Hall to update their constituents on the protections available to federal employees. According to the… Read More
Republicans Respond to Moore’s State of the State Address
On Wednesday, Maryland Republicans issued their response to Governor Moore’s State of the State speech. Moore’s speech addressed the nearly $3 billion dollar deficit with plans to impose increased tax… Read More
Van Hollen Leads Rally to Support USAID
On Wednesday, Senator Chris Van Hollen led a rally at the U.S. Capitol to protest the shutdown of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Established in 1961, USAID… Read More
Superintendent Cancels Order for New Electric School Buses
Superintendent of Schools Thomas Taylor sent a letter to the contractor who supplies Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) with electric buses Friday. In the letter, Taylor canceled an upcoming order… Read More
Lawmakers Denied Entrance to Shuttered USAID
The head of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk, shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) over the weekend. USAID, a governmental agency that… Read More
Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Question Federal ‘Buy-Out’ Impact on Social Security
On Friday, Maryland senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, along with several other senators, sent a letter to Charles Ezell, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).… Read More
Local TikToker Left in Limbo
By now TikTok followers and influencers have whiplash. The popular social media app teetered on the verge of extinction after a Supreme Court ruling banned it. That sent millions of… Read More