Back to School: A Preview of What’s Coming to MCPS in ’25-’26
The start of the 2025-2026 school year in the County is now just days away. Teachers from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) returned to the classroom this week ahead of… Read More
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Rep. Trone Pumps $2 Million into His Re-Election Campaign
Maryland’s newly approved Congressional map is already causing ripples across county politics. With the Sixth District now redrawn to include new and possibly less Democratic-leaning constituents, U.S. Rep. David Trone… Read More
Gov. Hogan Approves New Congressional Map; Calls it ‘Huge Win for Democracy’
Gov. Larry Hogan signed into law on Monday the latest version of Maryland’s congressional map, calling it “a huge improvement” over the boundaries set by the Maryland Senate in its… Read More
Future of Maryland Redistricting Map Still in Dispute
A new redistricting map drawn up by the Maryland Senate earlier this week is being reviewed by Gov. Larry Hogan. Meanwhile, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced he will appeal… Read More
Maryland State Redistricting Map Thrown Out
Maryland’s chaotic election season continues after an Anne Arundel County Senior Judge declared the map approved by the State Legislature “an extreme partisan gerrymander.” In her ruling, Judge Lynne A.… Read More
Maryland Primary Election Delayed Due to District Map Challenges
The Court of Appeals of Maryland ordered the state’s primary election be pushed back from June, 28, 2022, to July 19, 2022. Deadlines for candidacy filing, which had been pushed… Read More
Council Finalizes New Redistricting Map to Include Seven Districts
After making several changes, Montgomery County Council Tuesday approved a new county council district map that increases the number of council seats to seven while retaining the four at-large seats.… Read More
Some Residents Tell County They Don’t Like Proposed Redistricting Map
Throughout two public hearings on the proposed redistricting map changes, a common theme of please don’t separate my neighborhood rang out. The Montgomery County Commission on Redistricting was tasked with… Read More
Redistricting Commission Recommends Map to Council
Members of the Redistricting Commission voted 6-5 for the map it will send to the county council recommending how to divide the county into new districts. The map divides Montgomery… Read More
Redistricting Commission Votes on Final Recommendation Wednesday
The Commission on Redistricting narrowed its choices down to three ways to divide Montgomery County into new districts as the county moves from five to seven council seats. At its… Read More
Redistricting Process Enters Next Phase
The Commission on Redistricting is moving forward in creating maps for the ongoing redistricting plans. County officials will meet once again on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. Redistricting… Read More
Montgomery County Council to Host Virtual Town Hall Wednesday
The Montgomery County Council will be hosting a virtual town hall Wednesday from 7:30 – 9 p.m. The Council will discuss the county’s Covid-19 response, the Thrive Montgomery 2050 Draft… Read More