In: 2022 Elections, Board Of Elections, Construction, County Council, County Executive, Development, Government, Local Government, Maryland, Parks and Planning, Planning Board, Research

Background Information Last year on October 12, 2022, all 5 Montgomery County Planning Board members resigned (Montgomery Planning) as requested by the County Council amid multiple scandals (The Washington Post – gfted). This was precipitated by numerous events that we covered: The original scandal involving Casey Anderson liquor use onContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, Community Feedback, Election Results, Elections, Esther Wells Tweets, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCDCC

This article is based on the live tweets from Esther Wells with permission and some parts are paraphrased or incomplete based on that limitation. The forum took place tonight 12/21/2022. District 14 Vacancy Governor Elect Wes Moore selected Eric Luedtke to join his inner circle as his chief legislative affairsContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, Attorney General, Board Of Elections, BOE, Comptroller, County Council, County Executive, Election Results, Elections, Government, Governor, Information, Live Stream, Local Government, Maryland, Polls, Research, Voting

Official Links See the Process Races to Watch David Trone trails Neil Parrott In what was expected to be a tight battle, as of election night David Trone trails Neil Parrott (via MD.gov) in the District 6 Congressional District. The Washington Post reported that this race remains undecided as ofContinue Reading

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Don’t forget that voting and vote collection ends on November 8th at 8pm! Whether you agree with our picks or not, please vote local (up and down the ballot) and vote informed! Vote by mail Information on voting by mail from the Montgomery County Board of Elections can be found here. YouContinue Reading

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When To Vote NOW! Mail in voting and Early voting have both begun. Vote by mail Information on voting by mail from the Montgomery County Board of Elections can be found here. You can see the Board of Elections landing page here for all things voting. It is recommended thatContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Government, Local Government, Maryland

Basic Information Republican Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 6 Email info@voteforviet.comWebsite www.VoteForViet.comFacebook www.facebook.com/VoteForVietTwitter www.twitter.com/VoteForViet Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? Screen time did not equal quality learning. In fact, our children are having to cope with historic learningContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Elections, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, School, Virtual

Basic Information Facebook www.facebook.com/Esther4BOE Website https://voteforesther.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/estherlwells Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? As a parent of a developmentally disabled 4th grader in MCPS, I have learned that when systems collectively struggle to meet the needs ofContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Comptroller, County Council, Elections, Government, Governor, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Voting

After much research and discussion amongst our team, here is our recommended ballot for the 2022 General election. Note: Everyone can vote for all of the non-partisan BOE positions. For all election information visit the MOCO Board of Elections here or if you have any questions the social media teamContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, Board Of Elections, Campaign Contributions, County Council, Elections, Ethics, Government, Local Government, Other news, Parks and Planning, Planning Board, Visuals, Voting

Some new developments in the Casey Anderson story since our last piece on it where Casey Anderson (Montgomery County Planning Board Chair) admitted to and apologized for having a full bar and making drinks and distributing alcohol to groups of people in county offices after hours. Anderson Chairs Meeting RightContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Community Feedback, COVID-19, Election Results, Elections, Ethics, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Non Profits, Public Funding, School, STEM

MCPS Ethics Policy You can view the official MCPS and MCPS BOE Ethics Policy here. After reading the ethics policy and hearing that Joftus has said he will recuse himself from these decisions regarding KID Museum, it became clear to that he is following ethics guidelines by the rules. JoftusContinue Reading