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Montgomery County Council Set to Pass $4.8B Budget
The plan includes tax increase, more cops in schools and more food resources for the poor.

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The plan includes tax increase, more cops in schools and more food resources for the poor.

The website, data.maryland.gov, is a movement toward "information-age governing," Gov. Martin O'Malley said.
Math final exam passage rates were released after parents at Rockville High School began comparing test scores, WAMU reports.
A recently released study suggests that texting and emailing while driving is still prevalent among teenagers.
Advocates for free school breakfast programs say student achievement is linked to the availability of breakfast in schools.
A statewide gun turn-in program included three drop-off locations in Montgomery County, police said.
The systemwide proposal to provide more central office support to struggling schools begins with a 10-school pilot, according to county schools officials.
Americans are driving less, a new study found, spurred by a sharp decline in mileage by teens and 20-somethings.
A new permitting system makes statewide permits available to local wineries wanting to showcase their pours.
The systemwide proposal to provide more central office support to struggling schools begins with a 10-school pilot, according to county schools officials.
The systemwide proposal to provide more central office support to struggling schools begins with a 10-school pilot, according to county schools officials.
Find out where to score a free cone on Tuesday, May 14, in Montgomery County and DC.
A statewide gun turn-in program included three drop-off locations in Montgomery County, police said.
A statewide gun turn-in program included three drop-off locations in Montgomery County, police said.
A "nighttime economy" task force is just a fancy way for county officials to say they want Silver Spring/Bethesda/MoCo to be cooler after dark.
A statewide gun turn-in program included three drop-off locations in Montgomery County, police said.
Montgomery County Council meets most Tuesdays in Rockville.
Montgomery County police targeted unbelted people in cars in an attempt to reduce vehicle fatalities.
A new permitting system makes statewide permits available to local wineries wanting to showcase their pours.
A Washington, DC-based think tank led a study of the potential to compost and create jobs in Maryland.