COVID-19 Exposure Notifications are now available for Maryland. The notification system is an API developed by Apple and Google in conjunction with health departments to help alert individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19. For privacy reasons, these alerts … Continue reading COVID-19 Exposure Notifications are now available in Maryland on iOS and Android devices
Shebra Evans has won re-election to the Board of Education District 4 seat over challenger Steve Solomon by 80,169 votes. This was the highest margin between two candidates in any of the Board of Education races this year. Name Total … Continue reading Shebra Evans wins re-election to Montgomery County Board of Education District 4 seat
The race for the District 2 seat in the Montgomery County Board of Education race saw the least amount of total votes across all of the Board of Education races showing that voters weren’t really excited to vote for either … Continue reading Rebecca Smondrowski wins re-election to Montgomery County Board of Education District 2 seat
The Montgomery County Board of Education race was one of the most controversial races I’ve ever seen in local politics. Two of the pro-equity candidates moved on from the Primary, Sunil Dasgupta and Lynne Harris. Unofficial vote counts were released … Continue reading Lynne Harris wins election to Montgomery County Board of Education At-Large seat
Adam Pagnucco at The Seventh State recently wrote about Montgomery County’s spending during the pandemic, arguing that the county needs to balance the budget. His alternative was to threaten a tax hike. It seems unlikely the federal government will send … Continue reading What’s wrong with higher taxes?
While votes are still being counted in Montgomery County and the rest of Maryland, I feel confident in saying that Representatives John Sarbanes, David Trone, and Jamie Raskin have been re-elected to the United States House of Representatives. District 3 … Continue reading Sarbanes, Trone, Raskin win re-election to the House of Representatives
According to a study conducted by the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland, Montgomery County students who are Black, Latino, or low-income are continuing to fall behind during the pandemic. 52 individuals were interviewed for the study. … Continue reading Educational disparities in Black, Latino, and low-income students continue to widen during COVID-19 pandemic
Germantown, Gaithersburg (Bohrer Park), and Wheaton lead turnout in Early Voting so far. With one day left for in person Early Voting, it looks like there were not enough people willing to vote in person in 2020 to beat 2016 … Continue reading Germantown, Gaithersburg, Wheaton lead turnout in Early Voting
Only 7.969 participated in Early Voting on Day 7. This is far below the voter turnout for Day 7 of the 2016 General Election, which saw 21,937 voters. The Bohrer Park Voting Center in Gaithersburg, MD saw the most in-person … Continue reading Dismal Voter Turnout on Day 7 of Early Voting
18,576 voters turned out on Day 5 of Early Voting in Montgomery County, MD which exceeded the Day 5 turnout in 2016. The Germantown Voting Center saw the most activity on Day 5. Day 6 of Early Voting in Montgomery … Continue reading Days 5 and 6 of Early Voting in Montgomery County were hit and miss
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