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9/12/2008 Washington Post Council Members Back Disability Reform
9/12/2008 Gazette One county takes a look at parking tax
9/11/2008 Washington Post County Budget Discussion: Cash-Poor But Clash-Rich
9/10/2008 Washington Post Anti-Bias Law Wins in Md.'s High Court
9/10/2008 Gazette Floreen proposes tax on parking spaces
9/10/2008 Gazette Ramadan event draws officials
9/10/2008 Gazette County leaders favor tax hikes over slot machines
9/10/2008 Gazette Prevailing wag law passes County Council, 7-2
9/10/2008 Gazette Leggett, council at odds over budget
9/10/2008 Gazette Transgendered protection becomes law by court action
9/9/2008 Gazette Council returns to a full agenda
9/9/2008 Gazette Court blocks transgendered law referendum
9/3/2008 Gazette Accessory apartments draw new support
8/27/2008 Gazette Immigrant advocates see hard road ahead
8/20/2008 Gazette Praisner family launches annual scholarship
8/20/2008 Gazette County leaders pack their bags for Denver convention
8/20/2008 Gazette Council weighs policies as county goes urban
8/6/2008 Gazette Holy Cross plans hospital in Germantown
8/6/2008 Gazette Water fee smacks HOAs in the wallet
8/6/2008 Gazette Leaders tussle over housing aid to employees
7/23/2008 Gazette "McMansion" limits could affect thousands
7/23/2008 Gazette Montgomery seeks MACo support on teacher pensions
7/17/2008 Washington Post Reconsidering The Rules on Green Space in 3 Dimensions
7/16/2008 Gazette Council gives protection to domestic workers
7/16/2008 Gazette County looking to help itself on transporation
7/16/2008 Gazette Council approves more money for civic building
7/16/2008 The Sentinel County Passes "Nanny Bill"
7/9/2008 Gazette Legget-council meeting focuses on future budgets
7/3/2008 Washington Post Pension Board Membership Bill Stalls in Council
7/2/2008 Gazette Don Praisner steps into wife's seat as council's swing vote
7/2/2008 Gazette County deficit could reach $240M next year, leaders say
7/2/2008 Gazette Retirement, contract negotiations led council agenda before break
7/2/2008 Gazette Knapp: County needs to sharpen focus on biotech
7/2/2008 Gazette Kids Eat Free - for the summer, anyway
6/25/2008 Washington Post Montgomery Council Approves Fillmore Tax Break Measure
6/25/2008 Gazette Webb Tract lawsuit could block county construction
6/25/2008 Gazette County to weigh whether its alert system is effective
6/19/2008 Washington Post Montgomery Lifts Advisory on Water
6/18/2008 Gazette Council hears infill testimony
6/18/2008 Gazette Ambulance fee proposal under fire
6/18/2008 Gazette Council decides to defer vote on increasing size of investment board
6/12/2008 Washington Post Cardin's Aid Sought Over Relocation of Federal Jobs
6/11/2008 Washington Post Free Parking Limited at Two Libraries
6/11/2008 Washington Post Council Rejects House for Homeless
6/10/2008 Washington Post Union Proposal Wins Key Vote In Montgomery
6/3/2008 Washington Post Transgender Referendum Fought
5/30/2008 Washington Post 68,000 Daily Trips Projected for Purple Line Rail
5/22/2008 Washington Post Union Contracts Made Battle Over Budget a Personal One
5/22/2008 Washington Post Friendship Heights Recreation Center Budget Tentatively Approved by County
5/17/2008 Washington Post Montgomery Passes Preliminary Budget That Raises Tax Bills
5/16/2008 Washington Post Montgomery Budget Fails Preliminary Vote
5/15/2008 Washington Post Energy Tax Hike Backed; Pay Raises Protected
5/15/2008 Washington Post Smaller Class Sizes Come in Small Steps
5/15/2008 Washington Post U.S. Funds Sought For a Teen Center In Upcounty Area
5/14/2008 Washington Post Montgomery Traffic Fixes Are Ineffective, Study Says
5/14/2008 Gazette Higher property and energy taxes on tap
5/14/2008 Gazette County seeks funding for gang suppression initiatives
5/14/2008 Gazette Council to add $1.3M to human services budget
5/13/2008 Washington Times County Council seat set for vote
5/9/2008 Washington Post Economic Downturn Hits School Budget
5/7/2008 Gazette Open Forum
5/7/2008 Gazette Council seeks opinions on McMansions
5/3/2008 Washington Post The Greening of Montgomery
4/30/2008 Gazette Residents wary of gangs' appeal to county youth
4/27/2008 Washington Post Derwood Residents Rally Against Highway
4/23/2008 Washington Post Montgomery Aims to Make Green Homes Mandatory
4/22/2008 Washington Post Montgomery Students Protest Cuts to Magnets
4/16/2008 Washington Post Council May Boost Energy, Land Taxes
4/16/2008 Gazette Residents angry over council tax proposal
4/16/2008 Gazette Council weighs charter's tax limit
4/16/2008 Gazette Magnet students make waves to save funding
4/10/2008 Gazette Tech tax out, millionaires tax in as legislative session wraps up
4/10/2008 Gazette Council ponders employee raises
4/10/2008 Washington Post General Assembly Raises Taxes on the Wealthy
4/4/2008 Washington Times Center Renovations Gain Support
4/3/2008 Daily Record Montgomery OK's Sudan action
4/2/2008 Washington Post A Plan to Curb House Sizes
3/28/2008 Sentinel Trachtenberg Reports Death Threats
3/23/2008 Washington Post County Plan for Home Draws Fire
3/20/2008 Washington Post Leggett Seeks to Exceed Charter Limit on Taxes
3/19/2008 Gazette County approves money for artificial turf
3/18/2008 Washington Post Taxing Times for County Budgets
3/12/2008 Gazette Council gives support to bus depot
3/12/2008 Gazette District 4 election to cost $1.2 million
3/12/2008 Gazette Development district amendments proposed
3/6/2008 Washington Post Panel Backs Silver Spring Music Hall
3/5/2008 Gazette County Council to hold meeting in Clarksburg on March 19
3/5/2008 Gazette Maintenance depot and Ride On service moving upcounty
3/5/2008 Gazette Clarksburg library put on hold
3/5/2008 Gazette Council approves money for Silver Spring music hall
2/28/2008 Washington Post Security Chief To Lose Job In Overhaul
2/27/2008 Gazette County budget gap down to $297 million
2/27/2008 Gazette Committee delays vote on taxing districts
2/27/2008 Gazette Council's deferral of music hall money won't disrupt state
2/27/2008 Washington Post Size of Projected Budget Shortfall In Montgomery Revised Down
2/27/2008 Washington Times Bill seeks to aid domestic help
2/20/2008 Gazette District 4 elections dates set
2/15/2008 Washington Post Study Looks At Schools' Food Values
2/14/2008 Frederick News-Post Center to be renamed
2/6/2008 Gazette A Legacy in Detail
2/6/2008 Gazette In the wake of deaths, Knapp moves to reconfigure council panels
2/6/2008 Gazette Montgomery plan would allow county to set its own campaign finance rules
2/6/2008 Gazette Special election to fill Praisner's seat could be next month
2/6/2008 Gazette County tries new tack to fight homelessness
2/6/2008 Gazette MGH, MedStar merger officially announced
2/3/2008 Washington Post Restaurant Fundraiser A McShock For Official
1/30/2008 Gazette County looking for ways to increase rural land values
1/30/2008 Gazette Bill would protect domestic workers
1/25/2008 Gazette Chance to make nice leads to spat over homes on park property
1/24/2008 Washington Post Making a 'Green' Sweep of the County
1/23/2008 Gazette Opinion divided on Live Nation deal
1/23/2008 Gazette County votes on Forest Conservation Law changes
1/23/2008 Gazette Ride On Route 75 will keep rolling
1/18/2008 Washington Post Bethesda Developer Rethinks Open Space
1/18/2008 Washington Post Giving More Than Temporary Shelter
1/16/2008 Gazette Leggett, Knapp at odds on special taxing district
1/16/2008 Gazette Spending up 22 percent in captial budget plan
1/16/2008 Gazette Council holds off vote on savings plan
1/16/2008 Washington Post Navy is Asked for Road Money
1/15/2008 Frederick News-Post Knapp to head Council of Governments board
1/13/2008 Washington Post In Maryland, Hurting Those Who Hurt Most
1/4/2008 Washington Post Leggett Freezing Hiring In County
Last edited: 1/30/2008