Progressive Maryland, an influential grass-roots group, endorsed council member Marc Elrich (D-At Large) in the Montgomery County executive race Monday. Elrich, who faces five other Democratic opponents vying to succeed County Executive Isiah Leggett (D), is “a candidate.with proven progressive legislative victories,” said Larry Stafford Jr., executive director of Progressive Maryland, which has more than 100,000 members and supporters in the state. “He has worked for the people of Montgomery County by strengthening the job market, improving the public school system and protecting and rebuilding the environment,” Stafford said in a news release. The group pointed to Elrich’s leadership on fighting to protect the health of Ten Mile Creek, an environmentally fragile watershed, supporting grass fields over artificial turf, raising the minimum wage and promoting responsible development. Elrich, who has served on the council since 2006, has also been endorsed … [Read more...] about Marc Elrich endorsed by Progressive Maryland in race for Montgomery County executive
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Montgomery County school officials adopt ‘inclusivity’ statement
CHRISTIANSBURG — The Montgomery County School Board has adopted an “inclusivity” statement that local members of a Charlottesville-based activist organization had for months asked the district to accept and distribute. The school board this past week unanimously approved the document that, among other points, promises to “nurture an environment of inclusiveness and prohibit discrimination” on the basis of numerous factors that include race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, pregnancy and medical condition. The move from the school board during Tuesday night’s meeting drew applause from members of the Charlottesville-based Virginia Organizing. Virginia Organizing’s New River Valley chapter began asking the school board to issue an inclusivity statement during the latter part of spring 2017. The school board eventually added the term “cultural diversity” to the list of core values shown on the district’s … [Read more...] about Montgomery County school officials adopt ‘inclusivity’ statement
Montgomery County man charged in stabbing
An Elliston man is in custody for malicious wounding after a stabbing incident Tuesday. Johnny Ray Kelly, 55, was being held in Montgomery County jail without bond on Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office. Kelly was arrested Tuesday after police were called to the Brake Road section of Elliston, where a 52-year-old female victim was found with stab wounds to her arm and shoulder, according to a sheriff’s news release. The victim was transported to LewisGale Montgomery Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, the release stated. The sheriff’s office did not name the victim or give details of the altercation. Kelly was convicted of misdemeanor assault last year in Montgomery County General District Court and sentenced to 30 days in jail. … [Read more...] about Montgomery County man charged in stabbing
Montgomery County files suit against opioid drug companies
Montgomery County has filed suit against more than a dozen manufacturers and distributors of opioids, joining a host of municipalities across the state and the country that have brought similar complaints. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., alleges the companies deceptively marketed opioids as nonaddictive and refused to report suspicious sales of the drugs, leading to “unprecedented opioid addiction” in the state’s most populous district. Overdose deaths from prescription opioids, the synthetic opioid fentanyl and heroin increased from 27 in 2010 to 117 in 2016 in Montgomery, the lawsuit says. There were 99 such deaths in the first nine months of 2017, according to the most recent data from the state health department. “It is critical that we hold responsible the manufacturers and distributors whose negative actions have significantly contributed to the crisis,” County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) saidWednesday. The … [Read more...] about Montgomery County files suit against opioid drug companies
Texas Open Meetings Act charges reinstated against Doyal, Riley, Davenport of Montgomery County
By Catherine Dominguez, [email protected] Updated 8:26 am, Wednesday, February 7, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 Craig Doyal, incumbent Republican candidate for Montgomery County Judge, speaks during the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce candidate forum at the Lone Star Convention & Expo Center, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in Conroe. less Craig Doyal, incumbent Republican candidate for Montgomery County Judge, speaks during the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce candidate forum at the Lone Star Convention & Expo Center, Tuesday, Feb. 6, ... more … [Read more...] about Texas Open Meetings Act charges reinstated against Doyal, Riley, Davenport of Montgomery County