https://pregnancy-options.org/

PWRC won NFRW's Diamond award in Year 2023. 

A wave of civil lawsuits is expected to hit Maryland courthouses Monday, as a law takes effect that gives child sex abuse victims expanded rights to sue institutions that harbored their attackers.

Under Maryland’s Child Victims Act, which eliminates previous time constraints on the filing of civil lawsuits, victims may seek up to $1.5 million from private institutions or individuals, and $890,000 from public institutions.

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Already, lawyers representing victims brutalized decades ago by Catholic clergy or staff at an Annapolis private school had pledged to digitally file their complaints the moment the law takes effect Sunday.

The act takes effect Oct. 1 along with several others across the region, including tougher gun laws in Maryland and a ban on cashless businesses in the District of Columbia. (Most new laws in Virginia take effect in July.)

WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee on Thursday convened its first hearing in the GOP's impeachment inquiry, presenting a panel of Republican-picked witnesses who said while there is no evidence of a crime by President Joe Biden, more bank records are needed from him and his son Hunter Biden to determine if there might be.

Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said the hearing would focus on whether the president "engaged in impeachable offenses under the U.S. Constitution," and earlier this week said House Republicans would present evidence they say they've uncovered about "Biden’s knowledge of and role in his family’s domestic and international business practices."

House GOP's impeachment witnesses say no evidence of Biden committing a crime (nbcnews.com)

The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to ban “right turns on red” at some intersections as part of an overhaul of the county’s traffic safety laws.

The “Safe Streets Act of 2023” prohibits drivers from making right turns on a red traffic light at busy intersections in downtown and town center areas of the county. These designated intersections would be marked with “No Right Turn on Red” signs. The bill also lengthens walk times for pedestrians at crosswalks.

Downtown areas in Montgomery County are defined as those areas with the highest intensity of development and include Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Silver Spring and Wheaton.

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, along with the County’s regional services offices and community partners will host 10 Community Conversations from September through December to seek input on the Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget. The first conversation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Mid-County Recreation Center in Layhill.

The official address of the Mid-County Recreation center is 2004 Queensguard Road in Silver Spring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Al0Rc_zrM4

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

COUNTY NEWS

How the fight against LGBTQ+ books in Montgomery County became a national issue, Washington Post, July 5, 2023

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-the-fight-against-lgbtq-books-in-montgomery-county-became-a-national-issue/ar-AA1dsebo?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=93aa86c9f52242878a00bbf47c7e9e9f&ei=14

Gaithersburg revolts against rent control, Montgomery Perspective, July 5, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/07/05/gaithersburg-revolts-against-rent-control/

Friedson and Stewart speak, Introduction, Montgomery Perspective, July 5, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/07/05/friedson-and-stewart-speak-introduction/

Local leaders show their support for the Jewish community, MoCo360, July 5, 2023 https://moco360.media/2023/07/05/local-leaders-show-their-support-for-the-jewish-community/?utm_source=MoCo360&utm_campaign=07463bec8f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_070523&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-01d2cd1fa5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=07463bec8f&mc_eid=34bc7d0667

A line of defense against mail-in ballot fraud, American Thinker, July 4, 2023

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/07/a_line_of_defense_against_mailin_ballot_fraud.html

WSSC water bill catch up program expires today, MYMCMedia, July 5, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/wssc-extends-temporary-water-bill-catch-up-program/

New 6th District Police Station in Gaithersburg will be Montgomery County's first renewal energy designed public building, MoCo Show, July 3, 2023

https://mocoshow.com/blog/new-6th-district-police-station-in-gaithersburg-will-be-montgomery-countys-first-renewable-energy-designed-public-building/

STATE NEWS

We're older than we used to be, especially in these states, Maryland Matters, July 5, 2023, 2022 Median age for Maryland: 39.6 yrs

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/07/05/were-older-than-we-used-to-be-especially-in-these-states/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3681e4c1-ef59-422b-9938-2d278a5df9bf

RELEVANT OTHER NEWS

FBI: Gun sales over 1 million 47 months straight, Washington Examiner, July 4, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/fbi-gun-sales-over-1-million-47-months-straight?utm_source=Washington%20Secrets_07/05/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Washington%20Secrets&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4

Michael Barone: Supreme Court rejects liberal arguments based on lies, Washington Examiner, July 5, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/supreme-court-rejects-liberal-arguments-based-on-lies?utm_source=Alert_Brief%20-%202023-07-05%203:00%20PM_07/05/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4

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