An empty neighbourhood restaurant with set tables and warm pendant lights, beside the headline Could Montgomery County See an Additional 3% Food and Beverage Tax?

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Maryland is examining whether counties and municipalities should be allowed to impose additional taxes on restaurant meals and beverages. A new state presentation outlines the potential revenue, while restaurant, tourism, and hospitality organizations have raised objections to the proposal. Maryland is taking another look at whether local governments should beContinue Reading

A mock blue campaign yard sign on grass reading Vote Illegal Sign Guy for Governor, labeled Opinion

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Anonymous opinion submission. Moderately MOCO knows the author’s identity. Illegal cheating in an election actually is common; you’ve seen it with your own eyes. However, for all the screaming you have heard about voter fraud, that form of cheating is rare, and not what this article is about. The cheatingContinue Reading

A ground-mounted solar panel array across a grassy capped landfill under an overcast sky, beside the headline The County Votes Tuesday on a 30-Year Solar Lease at Gude Landfill

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The Montgomery County Council votes Tuesday afternoon on handing a solar developer 20 acres of the capped Gude Landfill in Rockville for the next 30 years. The public hearing and the vote are the same agenda item, set for 1:30 p.m. The terms are straightforward. Community Power Group LLC, aContinue Reading