Dayton
Update, Nov. 10: The county’s Department of Health and Human Services knows of eight residents (five in Developmental Disabilities Administration waiver programs and three in other Maryland Department of Health waiver programs) who were projected to lose waiver services Oct. 1, but requested funds for about 30 because it is uncertain the state’s list is complete, according to the county Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice’s Nov. 9 assessment of Supplemental Appropriation #27-29. The assessment puts the developmental disabilities share at an estimated $708,492 over nine months for 15 participants.
BALTIMORE, Md. — A convenience store in Elkridge sold a lottery ticket worth $181,891 last week, marking the state’s largest prize during a seven-day stretch that saw players claim more than $31.1 million in total winnings, Maryland Lottery officials announced on Monday. The winning World Championship Poker FAST PLAY ticket was purchased at a 7-Eleven […]
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) faces a $36 million budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2027, resulting in staffing and program reductions affecting several schools across the county, including Richard Montgomery. According to Montgomery County’s official site, the County Council did not fully approve MCPS’s budget request, leaving it almost $36...
A coalition of parent advocacy groups from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia, including Schools Beyond Screens Montgomery County, issued the joint statement below on Nov. 6, 2026. It renews the coalition’s call for school districts, including Montgomery County Public Schools, to adopt a moratorium on student-facing AI after Google said districts that opt out of its AI tools would lose Google Search. The statement is published in full as the coalition released it. Moderately MOCO will follow up with more on where MCPS stands.
MARYLAND (WBFF) — A nonprofit health care organization in Maryland received millions of dollars in taxpayer funds amid a series of federal audits showing repeated accounting failures. CCI Health Services markets itself as providing “high-quality, affordable” health care and has provided services in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties for...
Jamal Holtz was sworn in as at-large D.C. Councilmember, filling a vacancy left by Robert White; A judge rejected the Department of Justice lawsuit against a Montgomery County gun law and more top headlines.
Montgomery County will be well represented in the Maryland Girls’ High School Soccer semifinals later this week. Winston Churchill and Montgomery Blair both advanced to the final four of the Class 4A state tournament. The two schools punched their tickets to the semifinals with impressive victories in the state...
According to the latest results from the State Board of Elections, Omar Lazo‘s lead over opponent Brenda Diaz continues to grow. In initial returns, the District 1 race for the Board of Education found the two candidates less than 2 percentage points apart. But following weekend canvassing, Lazo’s pre-weekend...
