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As meetings and rallies continue to support federal employees who are being cut under President Donald Trump’s administration, County Council President Kate Stewart said more than 1,000 federal employees living… Read More
Ahead of a community meeting Thursday, County Council President Kate Stewart said mental health is an urgent need for federal employees and residents facing uncertainty. “One of the other urgent… Read More
Maryland has not yet seen a surge in unemployment insurance applications as federal government employees face layoffs under the new Presidential administration, but the state is preparing to make sure… Read More
As uncertainty continues for federal government employees — including tens of thousands of employees from Montgomery County — leaders are looking into ways to provide resources and information to affected… Read More
Councilmembers Andrew Friedson and Natali Fani-González announced a package of new proposals aimed at expanding housing and homeownership options for workers in Montgomery County. “We are basically saying that properties… Read More
Controversy over a tip credit bill continued Tuesday as opposing sides on the matter of eliminating the tip credit in Montgomery County clashed at the county council building. Police arrived… Read More
On National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, the county’s Board of Elections is calling on civic-minded voters to serve as poll workers during the upcoming election season. Early voting starts May… Read More
Montgomery County will distribute the remaining 10,000 laptops in the Montgomery Connects Computer For You program to low-income individuals at different events from February to April while supplies last. The… Read More
There are 78 days until Election Day on Nov. 8. 12 days earlier, on Oct. 27, early voting begins. The Montgomery County Board of Elections (BOE) needs poll workers. They… Read More
The Montgomery County Board of Elections is seeking registered voters to serve as bilingual election poll workers at polling places for the Gubernatorial Primary Election to be held on Tuesday,… Read More
Montgomery County will likely not move to COVID-19 vaccination Phase 1C next week, officials discussed at a council meeting Tuesday. Last week, Gov. Larry Hogan announced the state will move… Read More
Instacart has launched over the past month a set of changes to help support their workers during the coronavirus crisis, the delivery service announced in an email sent to their… Read More