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MCPS two-hour delay
Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late Thursday after a passing squall Wednesday night left road conditions slick. Morning kindergarten and half-day programs and field trips are canceled. Administrative offices are opening on time. [MCPS]
Inch of snow paralyzes local roads
Late rush-hour commuters were left stuck or barely moving on icy and slippery untreated roads after about an inch of snow fell Wednesday evening. [The Washington Post]
Cars barely making it up hill on East West Hwy at Grubb Road pic.twitter.com/znvsCRVd9u
— Bethesda Beat (@BethesdaBeat) January 21, 2016
Montgomery County says it treated roads
The county’s highway services said last night it pretreated “all primary/secondary/emergency roads maintained by the county” before Wednesday night’s squall hit. [Twitter]
Gov. Larry Hogan proposes $42.3 billion state budget
Hogan proposed a budget that makes use of a $450 million budget surplus by increasing salaries of state employees by up to 4 percent and funding local education mandates, and includes $36 million in fee and tax reductions. [The Baltimore Sun]
Legislature focuses on veto overrides
The House of Delegates voted Wednesday to override Hogan’s veto of a bill that would give felons the right to vote when they’re released from prison. Legislators also voted to override a veto of a hotel tax bill that would force online travel websites to pay the market-rate sales tax on bookings. The state Senate is expected to take up the override votes Thursday. [WAMU 88.5]
Homeless shelter requests supplies
As Friday's expected blizzard approaches, the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless is seeking supplies such as food, winter clothing and paper products to provide to the more than 200 homeless individuals it expects to support during the storm. [MCCH]
The calm before the storm
Thursday’s weather is expected to be sunny with a high of 33 degrees and a nighttime low of 21 degrees. A major winter storm is expected to hit Friday, starting around noon, and continue until Sunday morning. [The National Weather Service]
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