COUNTY NEWS
Economic storm clouds are gathering but the Montgomery County Council seems pre-occupied with other national topics, CleanSlateMoCo, July 6, 2023
https://www.cleanslatemoco.com/economic-storm-clouds-are-gathering-but-the-montgomery-county-council-seems-pre-occupied-with-other-national-topics/1550?fbclid=IwAR1nEM_EVqKWKIvyigfmHuDrONPS4zCJFFRuNegUX8_09eCTj83YgYLua3w
Friedson and Stewart speak on the budget and taxes, Montgomery Perspective, July 6, 2023
https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/07/06/friedson-and-stewart-speak-on-the-budget-and-taxes/
Kate Stewart's public campaign funding (and do we abbreviate Board of Elections as ATM?), CleanSlateMoCo, July 5, 2023
https://www.cleanslatemoco.com/kate-stewarts-public-campaign-funding-and-do-we-abbreviate-board-of-elections-atm/1555?fbclid=IwAR148pVryKoJ6TlSstsI2ZuYBXDvZmuOyJCea3ymb-vZnqhyWblCbxIxznI
Takoma Park sets annual rent increase at 3.7 percent, Source of the Spring, July 6, 2023
https://www.sourceofthespring.com/takoma-park-news/2807834/takoma-park-sets-annual-rent-increase-at-3-7-percent/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SourceOfTheSpring_Email
Purple Line construction leads to long-term closure of Arliss Street, MYMCMedia, July 6, 2023
https://www.mymcmedia.org/purple-line-construction-leads-to-long-term-closure-of-arliss-street/?mc_cid=8acd5ff643&mc_eid=554bf4e96c
MCPS holds 24th annual drive for supplies, MYMCMedia, July 6, 2023 (So why $3 billion MCPS budget?)
https://www.mymcmedia.org/mcps-holds-24th-annual-drive-for-supplies/?mc_cid=8acd5ff643&mc_eid=554bf4e96c
Action Committee for Transit meeting on "Future of Road Safety in MoCo" with Councilmember Andrew Friedson, March 11 at 7:30 pm at Silver Spring Civic Center. See upcoming events, meetings: http://www.actfortransit.org/
STATE NEWS
Maryland leaders under fire after lack of action following Brooklyn mass shooting, Fox Baltimore, July 5, 2023
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/maryland-leaders-under-fire-after-lack-of-action-following-the-brooklyn-mass-shooting
Cox alleges congressional campaign filing fraud, MoCo360, July 5, 2023
https://moco360.media/2023/07/05/cox-alleges-congressional-campaign-filing-fraud/?utm_source=MoCo360&utm_campaign=a4517508d5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_070623&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-01d2cd1fa5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=a4517508d5&mc_eid=34bc7d0667
Alsobrooks' Senate campaign says she raised $1.7 million in first seven weeks, Maryland Matters, July 5, 2023
https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/07/05/alsobrooks-campaign-says-she-raised-1-7-million-in-first-seven-weeks/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3e2abb86-a84f-4f0b-903a-8e19cedfad22
Maryland Forward Party works to get 2024 ballot access, WYPR, July 5, 2023
https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2023-07-05/maryland-forward-party-works-to-get-2024-ballot-access
State panel settles multi-million dollar wage theft case, wrongful conviction claim, Maryland Matters, July 5, 2023
https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/07/05/state-panel-settles-multi-million-dollar-wage-theft-case-wrongful-conviction-claim/
Maryland Medicaid expands benefits to include community violence prevention, pregnancy care for non-US citizens, Center Maryland, July 6, 2023
https://centermaryland.org/2023/maryland-medicaid-expands-benefits-to-include-community-violence-prevention-pregnancy-care-for-non-u-s-citizens/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morning-rundown-jul-6-2023-679
New PSC chair vows to 'leave no Marylander behind' as Moore looks to remake agency, Maryland Matters, July 6, 2023
https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/07/06/new-psc-chair-vows-to-leave-no-marylander-behind-as-moore-looks-to-remake-agency/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3e2abb86-a84f-4f0b-903a-8e19cedfad22
Anne Arundel legislation exempts affordable housing from school capacity restrictions, Baltimore Sun, July 6, 2023
https://centermaryland.org/2023/anne-arundel-legislation-exempts-affordable-housing-from-school-capacity-restrictions-health-officer-appointed/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morning-rundown-jul-6-2023-679
RELEVANT OTHER NEWS
Hunter Biden plea: Judge pressured to reject 'sweetheart' deal after IRS whistleblower claims, Washington Examiner, July 6, 2023
Kudos to MoCo Republican and PWRC member Eileen O'Connor!
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/hunter-biden-plea-judge-pressured-reject-sweetheart-deal?utm_source=Alert_Brief%20-%202023-07-06%209:03%20AM_07/06/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4
Ballots returned after election day shouldn't be counted, lawsuit says, Washington Times, July 6, 2023 (North Dakota)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/6/ballots-returned-after-election-day-shouldnt-be-co/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=subscriber&utm_campaign=evening&utm_term=evening&utm_content=evening&bt_ee=HNkrC7mjqtUcMdJLWAxSPELfnem5ZzfkwyeIS1L4cM7nvPewJejV9Co7BJ4h0y9F&bt_ts=1688676054101
It's useful to remember how little many Americans know about politics, Washington Post, July 5, 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/05/americans-polling-supreme-court/
Joe Biden changes rules to dodge scrutiny of new regulations, Washington Times, July 5, 2023
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/5/joe-biden-changes-rules-dodge-scrutiny-new-regulat/
House committee claims cybersecurity agency engaged in censorship, Washington Examiner, July 6, 2023
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/house-committee-claims-cybersecurity-agency-engaged-in-censorship?utm_source=Examiner%20Today%20(07062023)_07/06/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Examiner%20Today&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4
Biden met with Southern Poverty Law Center at least 6 times foreshadowing attacks on parent groups, White House records reveal, Daily Signal, July 5, 2023
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/07/05/white-house-records-biden-personally-met-splc-staff-6-times-foreshadowing-renewed-attacks-parent-groups/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=ODI0LU1IVC0zMDQAAAGMya-128gMChXif6GPzpTM0c6cI3wIz5CIugftrbjd4CKKhC1VlvTecKSpPt9bKIalOOXVWYyELPMhdFJ_8vtrCENuS1UiSRVvxHe07a1GaPSLGHP_
Child trafficking thriller scores No.1 spot after CPAC promotion, Washington Examiner, July 6, 2023
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/child-trafficking-thriller-scores-no-1-spot-after-cpac-promotion?utm_source=Examiner%20Today%20(07062023)_07/06/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Examiner%20Today&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4
Fake reviews are illegal and subject to big fines under new FTC rules, Washington Post, June 30, 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/30/fake-reviews-online-ftc/?utm_campaign=wp_the7&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_the7
