Tag: Montgomery County

Small business seminars to be offered in Montgomery County

Kate Jacobson · March 13, 2013 4:00 am

Montgomery County officials say they are concerned about safety after six pedestrians were struck by cars in a two-day span. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Six Montgomery County pedestrians struck in two days

Kate Jacobson · March 13, 2013 4:00 am

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett agreed to give raises to all three county government's unions, but County Councilman Craig Rice, D-Germantown, is questioning whether teachers need a salary increase. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

Montgomery County teachers get $45 million in raises under proposal

Rachel Baye · March 13, 2013 4:00 am

The Maryland House of Delegates on Tuesday approved a bill to allow the sale of large refillable containers called "growlers." (Photo: Thinkstock)

Maryland House approves Montgomery County beer ‘growler’ bill

Andy Brownfield · March 12, 2013 4:00 am

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett does the Harlem Shake

Kate Jacobson · March 12, 2013 4:00 am

Suspensions have dropped throughout Montgomery County Public Schools, but black and Hispanic students are two to five times more likely to have been suspended in middle school. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Report: Blacks, Hispanics have higher suspension rates in Montgomery County schools

Kate Jacobson · March 12, 2013 4:00 am

Montgomery County Councilman Phil Andrews, D-Gaithersburg/Rockville, called a deal to give raises to members of the Municipal and County Government Employees Organization "excessive, unsustainable and irresponsible." (Photo: Examiner file)

Montgomery County police get pay raise

Rachel Baye · March 11, 2013 4:00 am

A Montgomery County bill would raise fees on businesses and residences in order to comply with a Chesapeake Bay watershed protection law. (Photo: Examiner file)

Montgomery County bill would raise fees, charge businesses

Andy Brownfield · March 11, 2013 4:00 am

Gov. Martin O'Malley's gas tax plan could see gas prices jump by as much as 9 cents per gallon by July 2014. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Montgomery County Council lauds transportation bill

Andy Brownfield · March 11, 2013 4:00 am

Montgomery County lawmakers signed off on an incentives bill Monday that would allow the county to purchase stock in companies located within or moving to the county. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Montgomery County panel approves bill to allow stock purchases

Andy Brownfield · March 11, 2013 4:00 am

Prince George's County may add cameras on school buses to nab drivers who disregard the buses' flashing red stop signs. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Prince George’s County looks to add school bus cameras

Matt Connolly · March 11, 2013 4:00 am

Montgomery County Councilman George Leventhal said a proposed state bill before the Maryland Senate that would require counties to maintain current levels of spending on public safety, transportation and libraries "is a recipe for endless tax increases as far as the eye can see." (Photo: Examiner file)

Maryland spending proposal could force county tax hikes

Andy Brownfield · March 11, 2013 4:00 am