Tag: Montgomery County
Lab Space Glut, Leadership Void: Montgomery County’s Economic Malaise
Recently, the state lost a $50 billion opportunity to woo a major drug manufacturer to our shores. Wes Moore was asleep at the switch. In 2025, HHS grants to the state for health-related programs are estimated to be $11.6B — not bad, but Virginia scored $50 billion just by out-hustling the Moore administration. Now enter Montgomery County with its lackluster Executive and Council is whining about an ever-increasing issue … excess biolab space to the tune of over .5 million square feet and going up. Montgomery County and the state of Maryland continue to lose to surrounding jurisdictions when it comes to attracting new business to the state and the county.
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If Montgomery County Really Wanted Affordable Housing, It Would Open Up the Agricultural Reserve
If the Council were serious—dead serious—about making housing in Montgomery County more affordable, they wouldn’t be rearranging duplexes in Silver Spring. The Council would instead be ready to touch Montgomery County’s holiest of sacred cows, the Agricultural Reserve. There’s something weirdly poetic about the fact that you can’t afford to live in Montgomery County because know-it-all progressives decided horse farms were more important than people.
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Court to decide by weekend on counting mail-in votes early
The Montgomery County Circuit Court will decide on Friday whether to allow Maryland poll workers to begin counting mail-in ballots for the November 8 election early.
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Empty Buses Won’t Solve Montgomery County’s Transit Challenge
Montgomery County is large and prosperous with a highly educated workforce. But that doesn’t mean...
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Elrich: ‘COVID cases are surging’ at levels comparable to early in the pandemic
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said Wednesday that he is very concerned about the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in both the jurisdiction that he leads and throughout Maryland.
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Elrich: Holiday season could exacerbate the COVID-19 surge
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich Wednesday said he is concerned that the recent COVID-19 surge could get even worse over the upcoming holiday weekend and urged residents to follow recommended safety protocols so as to help limit the spread of the virus.
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Elrich: COVID-19 case numbers are ‘headed in the wrong direction’
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said Wednesday that he is concerned about the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases both throughout the state and in the jurisdiction that he leads.
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Elrich: Equity is paramount in COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich Wednesday emphasized the need for greater equity in the distribution and administration of pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.
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Elrich: Montgomery County has vaccinated more than 9,500 young children against COVID-19
“Our efforts to vaccinate the 5 to 11 year olds is off to a good start. Since last Thursday afternoon, less than a week ago, the county Health and Human Services department has vaccinated over 9,500 children,” Elrich said at a virtual news conference.
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Elrich: Pediatric vaccinations could begin ‘as early as next week’
Montgomery County could begin administering COVID-19 shots to young children as soon as next week, if, as is anticipated, both the FDA and CDC approve the vaccine for that purpose, County Executive Marc Elrich said Wednesday.
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Elrich: ‘We are preparing to vaccinate over 100,000 younger children’
Preparations are being made for the mass vaccination of young children in Montgomery County against the novel coronavirus, County Executive Marc Elrich said Wednesday.
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Elrich defends decision to remove police from public schools
Elrich said a reallocation of resources to support the hiring of more mental and behavioral health professionals for schools, as is recommended in a recent county report, is a much better way to address student safety concerns.
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