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School board member thanks County Council for education-focused budget
Jill Ortman-Fouse thanked council members in a lengthy Facebook post explaining her view that yesterday’s recordation tax increase and Thursday’s expected vote to increase the property tax are sorely needed to preserve the quality of the county’s school system. [Facebook]
Hogan to sign Noah’s Law Thursday
Gov. Larry Hogan is set to sign a slew of bills Thursday, including Noah’s Law to toughen ignition interlock requirements for DUI offenders and Alex and Calvin’s Law to increase potential consequences for parents who host underage drinking parties. [Governor of Maryland]
Higher taxes for Metro funding?
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, led this year by County Council member Roger Berliner, and the Greater Washington Board of Trade hope to have a proposal for dedicated funding of Metro by this fall that could include higher taxes. [Washington Business Journal]
Interim Wheaton Library to open today
The interim library, in the Grand Ballroom of the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad Building at 2400 Arcola Ave., will be open as the county builds a new regular library. [Montgomery County]
MoCo to get $80,000 for BRT station design
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board on Wednesday decided to give the money to the county to help design stations for its planned bus rapid transit system. [MWCOG]
Mostly cloudy, but rain unlikely
After a slight chance of rain early Thursday morning, the precipitation is expected to hold off. The high temperature will be 69 degrees. [National Weather Service]
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