Montgomery County GOP Drops Support for District 7 Nominee Over Mossad, 9/11 and JFK Conspiracy Posts
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Harold Maldonado spent four pages this week telling Montgomery County voters he'd been...
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The Council Reinvents Itself: Baltimore County Faces Historic Turnover
By MDBayNews Staff TOWSON, Md. — Baltimore County voters approved a lot more than new district lines when they passed...
Police Say MCPS Declined to Give Them the Name of a Student Accused of Kicking an Autistic 6-Year-Old
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Montgomery County police say a report has been filed stating that a...
The Council Eliminated a Broad $692 Homeowner Credit. Now It Wants Three Targeted Ones.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ROCKVILLE — Roughly four months after voting to zero out a property tax credit available...
Jawando Hospitalized After Heart Attack, Campaign Says He’s Recovering
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Will Jawando, the Democratic nominee for Montgomery County executive, suffered a heart...
A Community Meeting Meant to Reassure Instead Turned Into a Standoff
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A meeting billed as a chance for Gaithersburg and Montgomery Village residents to hear...
At a Meeting About Public Safety, One County Executive Candidate Showed. The Other Didn’t.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Election Coverage Thursday night's community meeting in Gaithersburg was never going to...
OPINION: A Grieving County Deserves More Than Condolences From a Candidate Who Wants to Run It
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews William Vance Payne II never made it to work Tuesday. The 58-year-old mechanical engineer,...
The Data Center Fight Isn’t Just Frederick’s Anymore — Here’s Where Maryland’s Counties Stand
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Frederick County's data center fight — a 2,600-acre zoning overlay, a referendum drive...
A Council Answering to 5 Percent Just Ended a 34-Year Relationship With Israel
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County has quietly ended its funding relationship with the Maryland Israel...
A Government Chosen By 5 Percent Is Taxing The Other 95
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County's property tax bills have been landing in mailboxes for two weeks, and...
Friedson Opens the Door on Germantown Incorporation. Here’s What That Actually Means.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Andrew Friedson, a Democratic candidate for Montgomery County Executive, said on social...
Calling It Racist Doesn’t Make It Wrong
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A political ad depicting Will Jawando reaching into a cookie jar labeled "Taxpayers'...
Montgomery County’s 2026 Council Races Are a Democratic Power Struggle Over Taxes, Growth, and the County’s Direction
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County’s 2026 County Council elections are shaping up as one of the biggest local political...
Sanctuary Over Sanity: Montgomery’s Executive Candidates Choose ICE Protests Over Public Safety
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County’s political class has made its choice. Not public safety.Not...
Montgomery County’s FY26 Budget: No Tax Hike — But Higher Bills Anyway
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County leaders are touting their Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget as a model of fiscal...
MCPS Tells Local Politicians: Stay in Your Lane on Immigration Guidance
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor has sent a pointed message to local...
Izzy Patoka Wants to Ban ICE in Baltimore County — But Who Handles Enforcement Then?
By MDBayNews Staff When the news broke that the U.S. General Services Administration leased office space in Hunt Valley for...
Montgomery County PTAs Drift Into Immigration Activism as ICE Training Sparks Debate
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A recent virtual training session promoted by multiple Montgomery County...
Montgomery Council’s “Anti-Algorithmic Price Fixing Act” Targets Rent-Setting Software
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando has introduced what he calls the “Anti-Algorithmic Price...
Montgomery County’s ICE Restrictions Test the Constitution — And Invite Federal Collision
By MDBayNews Staff The Montgomery County Council’s unanimous passage of its so-called Trust Act is being framed by...
County Council Candidate Reardon Sullivan Blasts MCPS Plan to Close Wootton High School
By MDBayNews Staff The proposed closure of Wootton High School is quickly becoming a defining local issue in Montgomery...
Prince George’s County Residents Sue Council Over At-Large Appointment, Alleging Power Grab
By MDBayNews Staff A group of Prince George’s County residents has filed a lawsuit challenging the County Council’s...
Liz Walsh, CASA in Action, and the Politics Behind the Panic
By MDBayNews Staff As the fallout continues from Liz Walsh’s public spread of an unverified ICE rumor during an active...
Montgomery County Expands Green Bank Role With Climate Resiliency Bill
By MDBayNews Staff ROCKVILLE, Md. — Montgomery County Councilmembers Dawn Luedtke, Andrew Friedson, and Evan Glass on...
Montgomery County Council to Take Up Controversial Legislative Agenda Tuesday
By MDBayNews Staff The Montgomery County Council is set to convene Tuesday with a packed legislative agenda that touches on...
Montgomery County’s New ICE Restrictions Spark Backlash Over Policy Inconsistency
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County leaders are once again at the center of a national immigration debate—this time over...