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Montgomery Council urges repeal of 2 charter amendments
- Montgomery County Council members are asking residents to repeal two charter amendments overwhelmingly approved by voters roughly 30 years ago that limit the county’s ability to place landfills and store sewage sludge in residential areas.
Conservative group objects to wording of referendum on transgender law
- Leaders of a group seeking to overturn a new Montgomery County law that bars discrimination against transgender people object to how local leaders worded a ballot referendum that could overturn the rule.
County helping Verizon FiOS customers get promised TVs
- Montgomery County residents are seeking help from local officials in obtaining flat-screen televisions they were promised when they signed up for a Verizon deal combining-fiber optic Internet and TV access and the company’s phone service.
Fortuneteller suing to overturn Montgomery ban on forecasting
- A fortuneteller is suing Montgomery County after he learned he would not be allowed to open a shop in Bethesda because the county bans the business of forecasting the future.
Local psychics say industry bias is common
- Virginia-based fortunetellers “Psychic Jess” and Virginia Marks don’t need a crystal ball to tell them that life is difficult for people in their profession.
- Virginia-based fortunetellers “Psychic Jess” and Virginia Marks don’t need a crystal ball to tell them that life is difficult for people in their profession.
Montgomery Council OKs contracts for domestic staff
- The Montgomery County Council voted Tuesday to require residents to provide written contracts for nannies, housekeepers and others who do household work, but excluded the elderly and those with disabilities from the landmark legislation.
Consumer protection office to monitor domestic worker issues
- Montgomery County’s new domestic workers bill falls to the county’s Office of Consumer Protection, and Director Eric Friedman said his office and its 10 investigators are increasingly being asked to administer or enforce the law.
State economic Web site touted low union numbers until bloggers rallied
- A Maryland state economic development Web site was touting the state’s low union membership rates in a bid to lure businesses, until pro-labor bloggers started hammering the practice.
Polls show Montgomery may be leaning toward favoring slots in Nov. referendum
- Maryland’s November slots referendum has Montgomery County residents between a rock and a hard place.
Slots critics appear lacking among Montgomery lawmakers
- In Montgomery’s political circles, so far mum’s the most popular word on slot machine gambling.
Land in Bethesda may be added to park
- Bethesda residents may see land previously intended for a subdivision instead added to a local park if the Montgomery County Council approves a $2.5 million land purchase near Hillmead Neighborhood Park on Bradley Boulevard.
Montgomery police unit files suit to block use of patrol car cameras
- Montgomery County’s police union is suing to block the installation of video cameras in patrol cars as directed by an arbitrator who, after almost nine years of bickering between union and county officials, sided with the county on camera use.
Takoma Park City Council bans foie gras production
- Takoma Park, home of the nuclear-free zone, has found a new foe in foie gras.
- Takoma Park, home of the nuclear-free zone, has found a new foe in foie gras.