Maryland’s Appellate Court has upheld the conviction of a former Wootton High School student over a book describing a plan to shoot up his school, in a published opinion that for the first time interprets the state’s threat-of-mass-violence law. The court filed its decision, Ye v. State, on Oct. 28,Continue Reading
Montgomery County’s draft list of requests for the 2027 Maryland General Assembly session asks state lawmakers for the power to levy a local sales tax and to set different property tax rates for commercial, industrial and residential property. The draft, which the packet calls County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended priorities,Continue Reading
Rockville City Councilmember Adam Van Grack plans to testify at the Montgomery County Board of Education’s public hearing on the school system’s capital budget Monday at 5 p.m., asking MCPS to plan for enrollment growth in its Central Region, fund repairs at its most deteriorated buildings and commit to aContinue Reading
The battery project that ranked highest in Maryland’s first solicitation for large grid batteries under the Next Generation Energy Act is planned for the former Dickerson coal plant in western Montgomery County. It is not among the winners. RWE Supply & Trading Americas withdrew its 300-megawatt Fourth Quarter battery fromContinue Reading
The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a June 2026 federal court decision that vacated a U.S. Department of Education rule on Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced October 23. The rule would have let the administration strip PSLF eligibility from employees ofContinue Reading
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general opposing the Trump administration’s lawsuit against California, which seeks to stop California election officials from counting the ballots of more than 20,000 people the administration has labeled “likely” noncitizens, according to a release from Brown’s office.Continue Reading
Maryland People’s Counsel David S. Lapp said BGE’s proposal to charge only Baltimore City customers for the cost of using the city’s underground conduit system is “highly unusual” and “must be carefully evaluated,” in a statement from the Office of People’s Counsel, the state agency that represents residential utility customers.Continue Reading
Moderately MOCO’s investigation into MCPS enrollment Part 1: Every MCPS Enrollment Forecast Since 2020 Has Come In Too High Part 2: About 15% of Montgomery Students Are in Private School or Homeschool, About the Same Since 2010 Part 3: MCPS Projects Three Middle Schools About Half Full After the MarchContinue Reading
Andy Ellis, the Maryland Green Party candidate for governor, said he joined organizers of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition on October 21 as they delivered a petition to Montgomery County’s permitting office asking the county to intervene at the site of the Moses African Cemetery, according to a statement fromContinue Reading
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act II.Continue Reading