Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Local Government
Council President Natali Fani-González said she wants Montgomery County's next police chief chosen from within the department, breaking with County Executive Marc Elrich's decision to leave the pick to his successor after Chief Marc Yamada's resignation.

Local Government
Council President Natali Fani-González said she wants Montgomery County's next police chief chosen from within the department, breaking with County Executive Marc Elrich's decision to leave the pick to his successor after Chief Marc Yamada's resignation.
Local Government
The Maryland Sierra Club endorsed Democrat Will Jawando for Montgomery County executive ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, shifting from its primary pick Evan Glass and explicitly citing Jawando's data center policy work — an issue tied to the proposed Dickerson campus that would draw Potomac River cooling water.

Local Government
A proposed federal rule would strip bilingual language support from about 630 of Montgomery County's 1,000 Head Start children and remove staffing and parent-participation protections; County Executive Elrich and Council President Fani-González are formally opposing it, with public comments due by Tuesday, Oct. 6.
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