Public Safety

• Overriding Ambulance Fee Referendum Would Break Trust With Voters.  Commentary Published in The Gazette on April 25, 2012 (See Commentary)
• Montgomery Council Should Reject Proposed Youth Curfew.  Commentary Published in The Gazette on September 7, 2011 (See Commentary)
• A Fast Track to Emergency Preparedness. Commentary Published in The Washington Post online on November 4, 2011 (See Commentary)
• Local Officials Are Trying to Make Sure Weather Emergencies Don't Stop Region In Its Tracks Again. Report by Mike Conneen, TBD News/News Channel 8, November 9, 2011 (See Report)
• Montgomery Legislator Shores Up Opposition to Curfew Bill.  Article Published in The Washington Post on October 18, 2011 (See Article)
• Voters to Decide Fate of EMS Transport Fees.  Commentary Published in The Gazette on October 27, 2010 (See Commentary)
• Fire Apparatus, Pedestrian Safety, Traffic Safety Given Green Light for Dedicated Use Of Montgomery Speed Camera Revenues: Opinion from State Attorney General’s Office Clears Path for Bill 35-08 Sponsored by Majority of County Council (See Press Release)
• Dangerous Fees in Montgomery County. Commentary Published in The Washington Post on October 19, 2008 (See Commentary)
• Council’s Public Safety Committee to Review Montgomery’s Notification Procedures: Review Added to Committee’s Agenda of Thursday, June 26 (See Press Release)
• Montgomery Council Passes Requirement For Pedestrian, Bike Impact Statement: Measure Will Force County’s Capital Project Plans in Early Stages to Address Protection for Walkers and Riders (See Press Release)
• Remarks of Montgomery County Councilman Phil Andrews on retrofitting high-rise residential buildings with fire sprinklers, and comments on the proposed contract with County firefighters (See Press Release)
• Councilmembers Denis & Andrews To Slam Proprosed $350 Ambulance Fee At Monday News Conference (See Press Release)
• Council Protects County Kids By Requiring Annual Fire Inspections In All Public, Private Schools (See Press Release)
• Councilmembers Move To Improve County's Response To Domestic Violence (See Press Release)
• A Common Sense Approach to Winter Pedestrian Safety: An op-ed in Gazette 3/16/01 by Councilmember Phil Andrews (See Press Release)

Fiscal Accountability

• Councilmember Andrews Commentary about Fiscal Year 2012 Property Tax Rate. May 18, 2011 Op-Ed in The Gazette (See Commentary)
• Council Approves Andrews' Legislation to End "Imputed Compensation" Regarding Pensions (See Press Release)
• COUNTY BUDGET: How Best to Spend Less, June 10, 2009 Op-Ed in the Gazette (See Article)
• Statement of County Councilmembers Phil Andrews and Marilyn Praisner regarding proposals for targeted property tax relief (See Press Release)
• The Time Is Now for Property Tax Relief By Phil Andrews. Published in the Potomac Almanac May 13, 2004 (See Press Release)
• Spot Checker for Bad Apples.  May 11, 2003 Op-Ed published in The Washington Post (See Commentary)

Development

• Gaithersburg West and White Flint:  A Tale of Two Cities.  Published in the Gazette on March 10, 2010 (See Commentary)
• Council Chief Criticizes Science City Plans.  Published in the Washington Examiner on November
  24, 2009 (See Article)
• Spread Life Sciences Jobs to Advance Smart Growth.  Published in the Gazette on October 21, 2009 (See Commentary)
• Montgomery Must Slow Down to Catch Up by Phil Andrews.  Published in the Gazette on October 8, 2003 (See Press Release)
• Letter to the Editor: Writer's View of Developers Challenged (See Letter)
• Councilmembers, School Board and Education Advocates Urge Support of Bill Dedicated to Building Schools (See Press Release)

Public Health

• Montgomery Marks Fifth Anniversary of Region’s First Smoke-free Restaurant Law: On Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Black’s Restaurant in Bethesda, Councilmember Phil Andrews Will Look at Impact of 2003 County Law that Many Others Have Since Enacted (See Press Release)
• Testimony by Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews Regarding Proposed Smoke-free Workplace Bills, before the Council of the District of Columbia, June 14, 2005 (See Press Release)
• Testimony of Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews to Senate Finance Committee in Favor of the Clean Indoor Air Act (See Press Release)
• A Close to Home Submission by Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews: Public Health Requires Smoke-Free Restaurants like Montgomery's (See Press Release)

Open Government

• Voting Rights Triumph over Penmanship in Montgomery County.  Published in the Baltimore Sun on April 1, 2011 (See Commentary)
• To the Montgomery County elections board, your legal signature isn't enough.  Published in the Washington Post on August 29, 2010 (See Commentary)
• Councilmembers Andrews, Trachtenberg To Testify on County Campaign Financing: Montgomery County State Delegation to Hold Public Hearings on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 on Bills of Local Interest (See Press Release)
• Testimony in Favor of HB 533, March 14, 2001, House Committee on Commerce and Government Matters, Councilmember Phil Andrews Representing the Montgomery County Council (Testimony)

Transportation

• Testimony of Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement of the Intercounty Connector. January 5, 2005 (See Press Release)
• Andrews Denounces “Culture of Corruption” in Pro-ICC Developer Contributions to Ehrlich and Steele (See Press Release)
• Governor's ICC Stand: 'Bogus,' 'ridiculous' (See Press Release)
• Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews’ Statement Regarding Fast-tracking of Federal Environmental Review Process for the ICC (See Press Release)
• Councilmember Andrews Memorandum to Council Colleagues about I-270 and the Corridor Cities Transitway. November 7, 2009 (See Memorandum)
• Councilmember Andrews Calls Upon Governor O'Malley to Reduce High ICC Toll Rates (see press release)
• Councilmember Andrews Says ICC Will "Fail" and be a "Boondoggle" If MdTA's Approved Toll Rates Stand (see press release)
• Councilmember Andrews' Testimony to WMATA Board Regarding Proposed FY13 Metro Fare Adjustments (See Testimony)

Consumer Protection

• Montgomery Property Tax Disclosure Law To Help Homebuyers Starts Tues., April 1: Requires Sellers to Tell Potential Buyers in Advance What Their Estimated Property Tax Bill Will Be After Purchase (See Press Release)
• Letter to the Editor. Published in The Washington Post August 2, 2004. (See Letter)