In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, House of Delegates, Information, Live Stream, Local Government, Lt. Governor, Maryland, MCDCC, Pieter Friedrich

ROCKVILLE, MD – August 15, 2023 – By Pieter Friedrich Updated at 5p.m. 8/16 to clarify agenda item issue. Montgomery County’s troubled Democratic Party will retire its large outstanding tax obligation within the week, announced party treasurer Andrew Saundry at a tense meeting of the MCDCC on August 7, 2023. Continue Reading

In: Artificial Intelligence, BOE, Budget, Information, Live Stream, Local Government, MCEA negotiations, MCPS, School, SMOB, Superintendent, Virtual

Introduction Board meeting begins with Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. Agenda is revised and appointments are announced for associate superintendent position. Detailed AI Generated Summary for [Board of Education – Board Business Meeting – 5/25/23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp-FeH4Y9gk ) Appointments [00:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp-FeH4Y9gk&t=8 ) New appointments in Montgomery County Public Schools – Several newContinue Reading

In: BOE, CEOs, Community Feedback, Construction, County Council, COVID-19, Development, Education & Culture, Enrollment, Esther Wells Tweets, Government, Incident Response, Live Stream, Local Government, MCPS, Mental health, Montgomery College, Public Safety, Restorative Justice, School, Superintendent, Taxes, Youth Sports

On Tuesday 5/2/2023, there was a virtual forum hosted by MCPS and featuring Dr. McKnight, Councilmember Jawando, Dr. Williams and BOE member Silvestre. Esther Wells live tweeted the meeting and her tweets have been cataloged into the piece below with some minor edits for clarity. Q: Budgets are in, whatContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, County Council, Elections, Environment, Events, Government, Governor, Information, Live Stream, Local Government, Maryland, Mental health, Other news, Public Funding, Research, Town Hall

I wanted to attend the Montgomery County Council’s first Hybrid Town Hall Meeting of the new council but I am sick so decided to do my first full on live tweet instead. You can see the full set of tweets here but I’ve also taken those tweets and turned itContinue 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

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, MCPS, MOCO Swag, Voting

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

In: City of Gaithersburg, Development, Government, Live Stream, Local Government, Parks and Planning, Restaurants, Visuals

You can see some previous background on this project here from the City of Gaithersburg. Video / Livestream I attempted to livestream the event on Facebook but due to technical difficulties most of the audio is hard to hear. After the presentation was over, I took a closer look atContinue Reading