Five Things to Know Today, Nov. 17, in Montgomery County
It is Tuesday, Nov. 17, and it is National Transgender Awareness Week. The week aims to raise awareness of the issues faced by the transgender community. Here are five things… Read More
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Jawando, Riemer to Discuss Legislation on Tuesday to Remove School Resource Officers
Councilmembers Will Jawando and Hans Riemer will speak to members of the media at noon Tuesday about their legislation proposing the removal of school resource officers from Montgomery County Public… Read More
Council Enacts Bill to Prevent Workplace Discrimination and Promote Fair Screening
Montgomery County Council unanimously enacted Bill 35-20 on Nov. 10, an expansion of the previous bill, Ban the Box. This new legislation prohibits background checks into certain types of arrests… Read More
Commission for Women to Host Covid-19 Listening Tours
The Montgomery County Commission for Women will host a series of virtual listening sessions during the month of November. According to a press release, these virtual sessions will allow women… Read More
Jawando, Riemer’s New Bill Would Remove Police Officers From Schools
Two Montgomery County councilmembers said they planned to introduce a bill in the next six weeks that would dismantle the school resource officer program. Under this program, police departments in… Read More
Jawando Receives Threatening Comment on Social Media
Less than a month after reporting a racist, threatening comment on Instagram, Councilmember Will Jawando received another threat on social media. Jawando was going to participate in a virtual town… Read More
Jawando: Instagram Determined Racist Comment Did Not Violate Community Guidelines
Councilmember Will Jawando recently reported a racist, threatening comment made by an anonymous user on Instagram in response to a photo Jawando shared of his toddler-aged son in front of… Read More
Jawando to Host Virtual Policing Town Hall September 10
Councilmember Will Jawando is hosting a “Reimagining Policing in Montgomery County” virtual town hall on Thursday, Sept. 10 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The town hall includes the following speakers:… Read More
Montgomery County Leaders React to Biden’s VP Pick Harris
On Tuesday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced that he’s selected California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Harris’ candidacy is historic in that she’s the first Black… Read More
Councilmember Jawando Tweet: ‘Any Outbreak at a School is on you Governor Hogan’
Following County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles’ turnaround, enabling nonpublic schools to welcome students into physical classrooms at the start of the new year, Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando shot… Read More
Concejo Aprueba más de $3 Millones para la Comunidad Afroamericana Afectada por Covid-19
Durante una sesión el martes, los miembros del Concejo del Condado de Montgomery aprobaron por unanimidad la asignación especial de la Respuesta Dirigida a COVID-19 del Comité Ejecutivo del Programa… Read More
Gayles, Elrich React to Hogan Overturning Directive to Keep Private Schools Closed
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles learned that Gov. Larry Hogan was overturning the county’s directive to keep private schools in the county closed… Read More