1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (426+ words) When the county council discusses the county's operating budget, they often refer to reserves and structural deficits." At times, those topics sound like gobbledy-gook from pointy-headed budget geeks." But they're actually really important and county leaders just demonstrated why. Reserves…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (180+ words) Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in June 2026, ranked by page views. 1. State Board of Elections Wants "Detailed Written Explanation" from Jawando 2. Friedson Claims the Lead 3. What are the Democratic Team Sample Ballots? 4. Glass vs Friedson on…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1162+ words) Like many other places, Montgomery County has seen a rash of antisemitic incidents in recent years, especially following the October 7 attack in Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza." They include graffiti in public schools, vandalism at an Olney synagogue,…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (483+ words) Lisinopril and atenolol are effective treatments for high blood pressure." If you do not already use these medications or others to manage cardiac issues, you may see fit to seek them after reading this column. That's because Montgomery County's new…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (158+ words) Montgomery Perspective In this year's Mo Co Democratic primary, public campaign financing was heavily used by county candidates. However, that did not reduce the influence of outside groups, who collectively spent nearly $3. 4 million supporting and opposing candidates for county executive,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (94+ words) Montgomery Perspective The Affordable Maryland PAC, a Super PAC financed by the real estate industry which has been running negative TV ads against Will Jawando and Evan Glass, has sent out two mailers supporting council candidates Scott Goldberg, Karla Silvestre,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (783+ words) Here is one of the most important questions about this year's Democratic primary: How many people will vote? This question is of crucial importance to everyone running for office in Montgomery County because it determines their win number, which is…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (84+ words) Montgomery Perspective Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 and International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1664, two county unions who have endorsed Council Member Andrew Friedson for county executive, have sent out a tough new mailer supporting their endorsee and attacking his…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (485+ words) Montgomery Perspective One thing I have always respected about MCEA is how hard their rank and file members work at election time. I have never known the union to use paid canvassers. Occasionally, endorsed campaigns will hand out Apple Ballots....

3+ week, 14+ hour ago  (92+ words) Montgomery Perspective This election cycle has seen more activity by Super PACs and independent expenditure committees than any cycle I have so far seen in Mo Co. Accordingly, I am very interested in identifying any activity by these outside entities…...