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Tag: Dawn Luedtke

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...

Michael Phillips
September 26, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
September 24, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
August 29, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
August 29, 2026

Synagogue Sues Montgomery County Over Firearms Ban, Says Ordinance Started as “Housekeeping”

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Silver Spring Jewish Center and its rabbi, Menashe Shapiro, filed a federal lawsuit...

Michael Phillips
August 2, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
July 16, 2026

Germantown Shopping Center Wall Bears Tags Linked to FBI-Flagged Violent Network

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Black spray-painted graffiti bearing tags associated with 764 — a violent online network...

Michael Phillips
June 7, 2026

Hangar Deal: Construction Firm with Airpark Lease Has Donated $11,000 to the Luedtkes While Expansion Bypassed Council Review

W.M. Rickman Construction holds a 'Through the Fence' agreement at KGAI. State campaign finance records show six straight...

Michael Phillips
April 20, 2026

The Airpark Influence Network: Donations, Oversight, and the Questions Facing Montgomery County

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews GAITHERSBURG, Md. — What began as a local dispute over aircraft noise and safety at the...

Michael Phillips
March 17, 2026

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...

Staff Writer
March 15, 2026

After Wootton, Montgomery County Must Restore — and Strengthen — Its School Resource Officer Program

By MDBayNews Staff In the wake of the shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School, Montgomery County leaders are once again...

Michael Phillips
February 11, 2026

Big Government Crashes the Party: Montgomery County Cracks Down on Backyard Entrepreneurs While Ignoring Real Problems

By Michael Phillips On July 15, 2025, while Montgomery County families continue to struggle with skyrocketing housing...

Michael Phillips
July 18, 2025

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