Podcast appearances and mentions of Montgomery County Council

The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: And more. As the DC government considers a $1 billion investment in a new football stadium, Lora Nunn of Kingman Park in DC talks about what the project means to the stadium's neighbors. Brookeville, MD, community objects to a new drug treatment center, they choose anonymity. Montgomery County Council approves pay raises and collective bargaining agreements but has angst about tax increases. And more. Music by Arlington-based experimental music composer Pierre Bernasconi.

The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: Prince George's County Executive hopeful position themselves. Montgomery County Council considers a formal resolution to block its president from running for higher office. Impact tax reduction vetoed; County Executive wants new tax. 2-acre brush fires in Rock Creek. And more. Music by Sting Pain Index.

Send us a textIn this episode of "What's Happening MoCo," we sit down with Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown to unpack the crucial responsibilities of his office. Brown speaks candidly about his initiatives aimed at reducing the over-incarceration of young Black men, fostering fairness, and leveraging technological advancements like AI to protect vulnerable populations. You'll also gain insights into the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative and a new civil rights division, and learn why networking opportunities at the MACo Conference are so beneficial for public servants.Next, join us at the MAKO Conference in Ocean City, Maryland, for an inspiring conversation with Andrew Friedson, President of the Montgomery County Council. Friedson reflects on his 15-year attendance at the conference and its significance for state and county leaders. He highlights key accomplishments such as the Nonprofit Preservation Fund and an unprecedented $20 million economic development package. Friedson underscores the importance of innovation, particularly in biotech, and the powerful impact of government-private partnerships and community-based organizations in enhancing local services, especially during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.We also talk with Jon Monger, Director of the Department of Environmental Protection, Sarah Kogel-Smucker, Montgomery County's Climate Change Officer, Patrick Sawyer from the Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation and Michelle Whittaker, chief of staff for Councilmember Will Jwando. Join us to discover how you can contribute to making Montgomery County a better place to live.

In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O'Connor and Julie Gunlock discussed: WMAL GUEST: 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - KATIE GORKA - co -author of "Next Gen Marxism" NEW BOOK: NextGen Marxism: What It Is and How to Combat It Shakira rips Barbie movie for being 'emasculating' Iran's top commander in Syria killed in airstrike; Tehran blames Israel, vows revenge WMAL GUEST: 7:35 AM - INTERVIEW - CHERYL RILEY - running for MD-8 again Rep. Jamie Raskin in Maryland https://twitter.com/Cheryl4moco https://cheryl4maryland.com/ Cheryl Riley (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 8th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024. She had previously run in 2022 for election to the Montgomery County Council, District 4 in Maryland. Thousands of Florida transplants are leaving the Sunshine State Where to find more about WMAL's morning show:  Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify. Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock,  @patricepinkfile and @heatherhunterdc.  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/ How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/ Episode: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 / 7 AM Hour  O'Connor and Company is proudly presented by Veritas AcademySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WMAL GUEST: 7:35 AM - INTERVIEW - CHERYL RILEY - running for MD-8 against Rep. Jamie Raskin in Maryland https://twitter.com/Cheryl4moco https://cheryl4maryland.com/ Cheryl Riley (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 8th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024. She had previously run in 2022 for election to the Montgomery County Council, District 4 in Maryland. Where to find more about WMAL's morning show:  Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify. Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock,  @patricepinkfile and @heatherhunterdc.  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/ How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/ Episode: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 / 7 AM Hour  O'Connor and Company is proudly presented by Veritas AcademySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This past weekend, a pedestrian in Silver Spring was killed by a driver of a vehicle. It marked the first pedestrian death this year and comes on the heels of the Montgomery County Council approving a pedestrian safety plan late last year. Montgomery County Council President Andrew Friedson gets behind the mic to talk about what the county is doing to keep pedestrians safe. Plus, the fallout continues at Montgomery County Public Schools after an investigation led Superintendent Monifa McKnight to resign earlier this month. Late last week, former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan made the surprise announcement that he is jumping into the U.S. Senate race. Goucher College's Mileah Kromer, author of a book about Hogan, Blue State Republican, joins the show to talk about why the former governor is jumping into the race now, his chances against a Democratic challenger, and what it could mean for the U.S. Senate. The Alexandria arena deal appeared to be a slam dunk, but it's hit some speed bumps. While legislation did pass in the House of Delegates yesterday, a bill stalled in the Senate. Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Alexandria) weighs in on what happened and what comes next. Plus, what other important legislation is moving forward in Richmond… and what isn't? Become a member of WAMU: wamu.org/donate Send us questions and comments for guests: kojo@wamu.org Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/wamu885 Follow us on Facebook:facebook.com/thepoliticshour

For 50 years, the famously liberal City of Takoma Park has not built multifamily housing and remained unchanged in population even as the region has grown dramatically. Could a new plan to redevelop a former hospital site be the lever which finally ends the block on affordable housing in the Washington DC suburb? Sunil Dasgupta talks with Takoma Park Mayor Talisha Searcy about the Minor Master Plan passed by the city and now up for vote in the Montgomery County Council: https://t.ly/23V4F. Local news: MCPS, firefighter/EMS short staffing woes, state bills update from MD Legislative Coalition. Music from Washington DC power pop band, Dear Daria's brand new EP, Solastalgia: deardariaband.com.

Ward 2 D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto introduced a hefty new crime bill this week. The legislation is over 90 pages long and includes provisions pulled from other recently proposed public safety legislation. It's a direct response to the still-high crime rates in the city. Pinto joins us in the studio to walk us through the bill and explain why she thinks it will help curb crime in the District. Plus, what's next for Gallery Place and Chinatown with the Wizards and Caps likely leaving Capital One Arena? The Virginia General Assembly went back into session this week. Governor Glenn Youngkin's budget, Metro funding, and approvals for the new Alexandria arena are all on the docket. WAMU's Northern Virginia reporter Margaret Barthel breaks it down for us. The Montgomery County Council swore in a new president last month and is already setting sights on a big legislative agenda. MoCo 360 politics reporter Ginny Bixby gets behind the mic to tell us what to expect from the Council this year. Plus, county lawmakers were front and center as Maryland opened its General Assembly session. Bixby was there and shares the sights and sounds from the first day. Become a member of WAMU: wamu.org/donate Send us questions and comments for guests: kojo@wamu.org Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/wamu885 Follow us on Facebook:facebook.com/thepoliticshour

We are joined by Townsend Brown, Policy Analyst at Multistate, to talk about California's new law mandating that large companies annually disclose data regarding their global carbon footprints. How will companies begin to comply and is their legal action ahead? We'll discuss. And the industry had another big showing in Maryland this week literally flooding the Montgomery County Council chambers with angry servers wanting to protect their incomes. Could we have beaten back another tip credit elimination bill? We'll take a look. We'll discuss those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.

It's now Alexandria's turn to debate new zoning rules with the goal of building more housing. A proposal on the table would eliminate single-family zoning, much like what Arlington did earlier in the year, among a number of other changes. Mayor Justin Wilson joins the show to discuss his thoughts, why it's so controversial, and when a proposal could be passed. Plus, what Alexandria is doing to mitigate flooding that's become so frequent in the city. The debate over eliminating the tipped minimum wage has gotten heated in Montgomery County in recent days. Council President Evan Glass takes a seat behind the mic to talk about why the proposed legislation elicits such strong emotions. And last month, the Montgomery County Council passed the Safe Streets Act. Glass explains why this is a big deal and how it will help keep pedestrians safe on county roads. Become a member of WAMU: wamu.org/donate Send us questions and comments for guests: kojo@wamu.org Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/wamu885 Follow us on Facebook:facebook.com/thepoliticshour

Will "Yemi" Jawando was born in Montgomery County, MD to Olayinka Jawando, a Nigerian immigrant, and Kathy Jacob, a proud Kansan. In middle school, his family moved to Prince George's County. Every day after school, Will spent his afternoons in Silver Spring at his mother's work, where he met many of the mentors he now calls his seven Black fathers. Jawando's critically acclaimed memoir, “My Seven Black Fathers” was released in 2022 and offers frank reflections on his experiences with systemic racism and being a 2nd-generation American, the lessons he learned from mentors like President Obama, and his journey mending his strained relationship with his father. In 2018, Will was elected as an at-large Montgomery County Councilmember. He represents over 1.1 million Marylanders, one-third of whom are immigrant families like his own. Will has fought to keep rents down, build more affordable housing, and create the county's first youth-employment program. He also introduced some of the county's first police reform legislation in two decades.

Hey BA Fam! Tiffany is joined by Will Jawando. Will "Yemi" Jawando is a civil rights lawyer, Obama White House alum, and education leader running to fight for the village that raised him. He currently represents over 1.1 million neighbors on the Montgomery County Council. Will gives us a step by step on how to get laws passed and educates us on how to get our voices heard.Drop us a note at brownambitionpodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on Instagram @brownambitionpodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey BA Fam! Tiffany is joined by Will Jawando. Will "Yemi" Jawando is a civil rights lawyer, Obama White House alum, and education leader running to fight for the village that raised him. He currently represents over 1.1 million neighbors on the Montgomery County Council. Will gives us a step by step on how to get laws passed and educates us on how to get our voices heard. Drop us a note at brownambitionpodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on Instagram @brownambitionpodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Jason and Patrick Heizer speak to Kristina Bostick about the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve. Directly northwest of Washington DC, Montgomery County is Maryland's most populated county, with well over one million residents. In 1980, the Montgomery County Council made one of the most significant land-use decisions in US history by creating the Agricultural Reserve. Heralded as one of the best examples of land conservation policies in the country, the Agricultural Reserve encompasses 93,000 contiguous acres – almost a third of the country's land. Today, the Reserve comprises hundreds of working farms that produce a variety of products plus trails and parks for public use. Moreover, it provides habitat for wildlife, helps the region meet its clean water commitments to the Chesapeake Bay, hosts educational field trips for schools and is a hub of agritourism, and much more, all within 30 minutes of Washington, DC. Kristina Bostick is Senior Conservation Associate at the Montgomery Countryside Alliance (https://www.mocoalliance.org/). She grew up in Montgomery County (hiking Sugarloaf every year on her birthday) and has returned after a number of years in North Carolina where she earned her Masters in Public Administration and worked on numerous environmental issues, including stormwater mitigation and greening local governments. Kristina values all the ways the Ag Reserve benefits the Chesapeake Bay region but nothing beats the excitement of a weekly CSA box or the first peaches of summer, all grown right here! Patrick Heizer is a simple guy. He is a husband and a father who is a research & development biomedical engineer at AstraZeneca and a permaculture farmer in Frederick County, Maryland. He writes The Counterpoint substack and can be found on Twitter @PatrickHeizer (https://twitter.com/PatrickHeizer). Montgomery Countryside Alliance is a small (but mighty!) nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of Montgomery County's 40-year commitment to thriving farms - the Agricultural Reserve. The Reserve is a unique zoning framework that has prioritized growth near transit and keeping small family farms on the landscape near a busy metro area. MCA's Programs include: Land Link - Matching new and expanding farmers with landowners offering long-term leases in Montgomery County (http://www.mocolandlink.org/) Re-Leaf the Reserve - MCA's program in partnership with Park and Planning's Tree Montgomery to re-forest stream buffers with forest conservation easements (https://www.mocoalliance.org/releaf.html) Join us for the Ride for the Reserve Bike Tour on 9/24/23 (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ride-for-the-ag-reserve-bike-tour-and-festival-tickets-676420862007?aff=oddtdtcreator) Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/mocoalliance Other resources I shared: Land For Good (Land Purchase and Lease Resources) (https://landforgood.org/) Future Harvest Farmer Training (https://futureharvest.org/programs/beginner-farmer-training-program/) ECO City Incubator/Training (https://www.ecoffshoots.org/) Pro Publica Interactive Climate Changes Map of US (https://projects.propublica.org/climate-migration/)

We check in with WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi for a look back at some of the week's top stories.

The Montgomery County Council passed next year's budget, along with a nearly 5% property tax hike. Councilmember Kristin Mink will tell us why she thinks that isn't high enough. Plus, how the county plans on supporting the school's more than three billion dollar operating budget. Amazon is officially opening phase one of HQ2 next month. County Board Vice-Chair Libby Garvey joins Kojo and Tom to discuss the five-year journey to reach this point. And how would a possible shutdown due to the debt crisis affect Arlington? Plus, pickleball's rising popularity has stirred up passion. We will ask the Vice-Chair how Arlington is providing more places to play while trying not to anger neighbors. Plus, WAMU transportation reporter Jordan Pascale takes us for a ride through the latest Metro news, including the opening of the Potomac Yard station, what's being done to address the fiscal cliff the system faces, and the possibility of a second Rosslyn tunnel. Plus, he'll provide the latest from a roundtable this week addressing dangerous driving in the District. Become a member of WAMU: wamu.org/donate Send us questions and comments for guests: kojo@wamu.org Follow us on Facebook:facebook.com/thepoliticshour

Housing is a highly individual choice, but how does it relate to larger trends in the market, loosening commutes due to work from home, interest rates, and politics? Sunil Dasgupta speaks with recently former College Park-resident Alaina Pitt and soon to be ex-Silver Spring resident Paul Meyer about how they rethought their family housing choices. Local news about the teacher's union disrupting Montgomery County Council proceedings and a recusal motion in the Montgomery County Democratic Party. Music from Alexandria, Va, alt-rock band, Jackie and The Treehorns: jackieandthetreehorns.com MCDCC Handbook: https://bit.ly/3pz5nMh

There's not a lot of undeveloped land in D.C. But the need for more housing -- particularly affordable housing -- remains a top priority for lawmakers. We talk with D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1) about her new idea to help D.C. create and retains its housing. And we ask Nadeau to weigh in on D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee's retirement announcement. Former Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart now sits on the Montgomery County Council, where lawmakers are considering duelling rent stabilization bills. Where does Stewart stand on the two proposals? Plus, we ask about public safety and the latest developments in the Planning Board saga.  We also hear about Stewart's work on the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee and as chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Become a member of WAMU: wamu.org/donate Send us questions and comments for guests: kojo@wamu.org Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/thepoliticshour

Our guest Dawn Luedtke is a council woman in Montgomery County, Maryland. Montgomery County is just outside of Washington D.C. yet it includes a surprising amount of rural land. In fact, it's home to the Agricultural Reserve, 93,000 acres preserved for farm land and rural space and hailed as one of the best examples of land use policy in the country. Luedtke was elected to the council in 2022 to represent a newly created district that includes much of Montgomery County's rural spaces. We talk with Luedtke about the opportunities to make these rural voices heard in a diverse county, improving mental health access, and her love of theater. About Dawn Luedtke Dawn Luedtke is a community advocate, former Assistant Attorney General, certified law enforcement trainer and expert on healthy schools and public safety serving her first term on the Montgomery County Council.  She was elected in 2022 to represent the newly created District 7, including Ashton, Brookeville, Damascus, Derwood, Laytonsville, Montgomery Village, Olney, Redland, Sandy Spring, and northeast Montgomery County.  Dawn is committed to providing world-class constituent service, fostering a business environment for local small businesses to thrive, preventing crime through enhanced community policing, improving behavioral health and crisis response, and protecting Montgomery County's farmers, food, and Agricultural Reserve. She serves on the Council's Public Safety and Health and Human Services Committees. Dawn is a certified law enforcement trainer on school safety, implicit bias, hate crimes and other critical public safety issues, where she has taught and worked with law enforcement officials across Maryland. She served in the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland as Counsel to the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center, Maryland Center for School Safety, Food Systems Resiliency Council, and Active Assailant Interdisciplinary Work Group. She also advised State agencies on topics including open government and government operations, and oversaw the creation of the State's Model Behavioral Threat Assessment Policy for K-12 Schools.  Dawn also served as Chair of the Prevention Subcommittee of the Active Assailant Interdisciplinary Work Group, a member of the Behavioral Health Administration's workgroup on involuntary commitment standards, the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems' Crisis Response Work Group, and as a member of the Youth & Families Subcommittee of the Governor's Commission to Study Mental & Behavioral Health. A longtime theater performer and advocate, Dawn is Vice President of the Opera Baltimore Board of Directors, Secretary of the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club Graduate Club Board of Directors, and previously served on the Boards of Directors of the Olney Theatre Center, Transformation Theater, LLC, and the Bruce Montgomery Foundation for the Arts. Dawn lives in Ashton with her husband Eric and four children.

Evan Glass was elected by his colleagues to be the next Montgomery County Council president, the first LGBTQ+ person to fill that role. He joins Kojo and Tom to talk about his priorities for the council, which includes six new members. Plus: we dig into committee assignments. As the D.C. Council wraps its legislative session, many bills are poised to become law, including one that would create a domestic worker bill of rights. We talk with D.C. Councilmember Elissa Silverman about that. Plus, we get her take on legislation that would change the structure of the D.C. Housing Authority's board. And we reflect on the recent election, where she lost her seat to current Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.

This election, D.C. voters will be deciding the fate of the tipped minimum wage. Here's how the system currently works: Tipped workers, including restaurant employees and bartenders, are paid a minimum wage of $5.35 an hour by their employer. If their tips don't bring them to the current minimum wage of $16.10 on average, the employer covers the difference. Initiative 82 would eliminate the tipped minimum wage over the course of five years for tipped workers, so employers would pay their employees the full minimum wage. We'll hear from people who support and oppose the plan, and talk about what it will mean for the industry if Initiative 82 passes. The Montgomery County Council passed Thrive Montgomery 2050 this week, a contentious general plan that officials say is a roadmap for future land use and growth decisions. (In case you missed it, Kojo hosted a community event about Montgomery County housing earlier this month, where Thrive was a major topic.) Council Vice President Evan Glass joins us to talk about what happens next with housing and zoning rules. And perhaps he can give us an update on where things stand with the county planning board, where all five members resigned at the request of the council. Plus, we'll ask Glass about recent anti-LGBTQ events and demonstrations in the county. It's election season! WAMU and DCist have put together voter guides and election stories for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Find them here.

Montgomery County Council candidate Cheryl Riley joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" radio program on Tuesday to discuss her run for council. Website: https://www.cherylriley4moco.com/ BETHESDA BEAT: Longtime elected official, first-time local candidate face off in County Council District 4 https://bethesdamagazine.com/2022/10/18/longtime-elected-official-first-time-local-candidate-face-off-in-county-council-district-4/ For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 FM from 5-9 AM ET. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock,  @patricepinkfile and @heatherhunterdc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Montgomery County Council member and author Will Jawando joins Daniella to discuss his new book, My Seven Black Fathers. He shares the importance of uplifting Black narratives, key policies that can help Black children succeed, and how the communities he works with are feeling heading into the midterms. Daniella also breaks down the latest January 6 committee hearing and the ​White House's student loan forgiveness application.

Will Jawando is proud to serve his home county as an At-Large member of the Montgomery County Council.Will was first elected in 2018 with the support of a diverse coalition from across the county and currently serves on the Education and Culture and Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committees.Through his work on the council, Will strives to ensure our county is a safe, vibrant, and inclusive community with great schools and a strong economy.Will is a civil rights attorney and formerly served in the Obama White House as Associate Director of Public Engagement. He and his wife Michele are raising their four children in Montgomery County. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Cuda, a candidate unning for election to the Montgomery County Council in District 2 in Maryland, joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" radio program on Wednesday about his run for council and his concern for policies that have hurt businesses during the pandemic. Website: https://www.dancudacouncil2.com/ For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 FM from 5-9 AM ET. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @Jgunlock,and @patrickpinkfile. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of the morning show, Andrew Langer and Bethany Mandel talked to Montgomery County Council candidate Dan Cuda, syndicated columnist Cal Thomas and  MD State Senate District 18 candidate Missy Carr. They also shared the latest Elon Musk vs Twitter news. For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 FM from 5-9 AM ET. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @Jgunlock,and @patrickpinkfile. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, we feature a guest appearance by DC sports radio legend, Steve "Solly" Solomon. Steve's running for Montgomery County Council in the 6th District. You can check out more of his platform at votestevesolomon.com. Adam yells about the Wizards some more. Now that USC and UCLA are joining the Big Ten, what will the future of college sports look like?

Robin Ficker, Maryland gubernatorial candidate, joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" radio program on Thursday about his run for governor. Twitter: https://twitter.com/robin_ficker BIO: Robin Ficker was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. Ficker served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1966. He had attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1965, a graduate degree from American University, and a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Ficker's career experience includes working as a Montgomery County defense attorney, a real estate broker and farmer. He served in the House of Delegates in late 1970s and early 1980s. FICKER'S SUCCESSES: Ficker is known for proposing anti-tax ballot initiatives. A county initiative he proposed for the November 2008 ballot (Montgomery County Question B (2008)) prevailed by about 5,000 votes. The measure requires the nine-member Montgomery County Council to vote unanimously to raise property tax revenue above the local limit. The victory earned him the Libertarian Party's Free Market Hero of the week award. For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 FM from 5-9 AM ET. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @Jgunlock,and @patrickpinkfile. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maricé Morales's parents are immigrants from Peru. She lived in Peru from age 12 to 17, when she returned to the United States to attend college. She graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor's degree in Global Affairs and French and a master's degree in public policy. She received a juris doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law and received a public service award from the law school. During this time, she was involved in legal work extended from the Public Defender's Office in New Orleans, LA to San Jose, Costa Rica at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. From canvassing neighborhoods to encouraging jury participation in Louisiana, to contributing to the international legal framework around discrimination and excessive force against Afro-descendants. Still, while in law school, Morales competed in the National Latina/o Law Student Association's sixth annual moot court competition. In 2014, she was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, as the first Latina to represent District 19 in Montgomery County, MD. Maricé received the Governor's Award for her work combating Human Trafficking and was recognized in 2019 as one of the top 100 Most Influential Latina Leaders in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia metropolitan area. Maricé currently practices law in the greater Washington, D.C. area, in her Law Office focusing on immigration, criminal defense, and personal injury law. She currently serves on the Montgomery College Board of Trustees, and the boards for the Jewish Council on Aging and Emerge Maryland. Mentioned in the episode: LatinoUSA episode: Foreigner at Birth - Haitians and birthright citizenship in the Dominican Republic Book recommendation: Brown is the New White by Steve Phillips Connect with Maricé Website: https://www.maricemorales.com/event IG: @morales4moco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morales4moco LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maric%C3%A9-morales-6b43242a Ways to support the podcast: Give us a review on Apple Podcast Become a Listener Supporter, see link in bio Visit our Online Store and help us change the narrative with our t-shirt: “El Mejor Amigo de un Peruano es otro peruano.” Also available in feminine (“peruana”) and gender-neutral (“peruanx”) versions Follow Peruvians of USA Podcast on IG: @peruviansofusa Like our page on Facebook! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peruviansofusa/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peruviansofusa/support

Montgomery County Council District 5 is a newly created seat in the eastern part of the county covering Burtonsville, White Oak, and Four Corners. Sunil Dasgupta spoke with five candidates running for the seat: Planning Department employee Brian Anleu (3:45), county business liaison officer Daniel Koroma (26:46), political operative Jeremiah Pope (49:13), immigration lawyer Fatmata Barrie (1:10:40), and community organizer Kristin Mink (1:34:09) about housing, economic development, education, and healthcare. Music for this episode comes from DC-based singer-songwriter Emily Hall.

Len Lieber is a Republican running for the Montgomery County Council at Large Position. Website lenardlieber.comTwitter @purplepursuer

Dana Gassway is a Democrat running for the at-large position with the Montgomery County Council email: gassawayforcouncil@gmail.com

In this episode, Sunil Dasgupta talks with Montgomery County Council District 2 candidates community activist Lorna Forde (4:28) and former Jamie Raskin-staffer Will Roberts (23:46). A belated addition is former Maryland delegate Al Carr (52:32) who is now running for Council District 4. Look back in the archives for interviews with other D2 and D4 candidates: Marilyn Balcombe, Kate Stewart, Amy Ginsburg, and John Zittrauer. Links on Twitter @ihppod. Music by Emily Hall.

The Montgomery County Council is expanding to 7 members elected from demarcated districts and keeping 4 members who are elected countywide or at-large. In this episode Sunil Dasgupta talks with four at-large candidates, former Gaithersburg city council member Laurie-Anne Sayles (4:27), past council president Tom Hucker (26:27), Montgomery County Democratic Party leader Scott Goldberg (52:51), and incumbent at-large council member Evan Glass (1:12:10) about education, climate action, housing, and transportation. Look back in the archives for interviews with other at-large candidates: Brandy Brooks, Will Jawando, and Gabe Albornoz. See links on Twitter @ihppod. Music by Emily Hall.

The Montgomery County Executive race is one of the most closely watched and contested elections in the 2022 primary. Sunil Dasgupta talks with incumbent Marc Elrich about housing and jobs. Elrich is in a three-way race with businessman David Blair and Councilmember Hans Riemer. Prior to becoming county executive, Elrich sat on the Montgomery County Council for 12 years. IHP candidate interviews with Blair and Riemer appeared earlier in February 2022.  Music for this episode comes from DC-based singer-songwriter Emily Hall.

Montgomery County Council District 4 is a newly created seat in the southern part of the county starting in Takoma Park and going all the way over Kensington and to North Bethesda on Rockville Pike. Sunil Dasgupta spoke with three candidates running for the seat: bartender John Zittrauer (timestamp 4:44) about safe injection sites for drug users, Takoma Park mayor Kate Stewart (22:33) about housing, and nonprofit executive Amy Ginsburg (49:26) about economic development. Music for this episode comes from DC-based singer-songwriter Emily Hall.

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including the ongoing Tulsa race massacre reparations lawsuit, the Smithsonian plans to return  looted items, the racial disparity in bar exam results, and the rise and fall of Kevin Ssamuels. DeRay interviews Montgomery County Council member and author Will Jawando about his new book My Seven Black Fathers: A Young Activist's Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole. News:Kaya https://thegrio.com/2022/05/04/smithsonian-smith-looted-unethically-procured-items-return/?fbclid=IwAR2dTrkggSvSuqsCDK0X1EUa4y7cLCOz8c_8VH0D0iSwZ-aGYtSqvayquMgDe'Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-lets-tulsa-race-massacre-reparations-lawsuit-proceed-rcna27041DeRay https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/racial-disparities-in-bar-exam-results-causes-and-remediesMyles https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/kevin-samuels-dead-obituary-1349201/ Transcription coming soon.

Montgomery County Council District 7 is a newly created seat eastern upcounty centered on Olney, Damascus and Montgomery Village. Sunil Dasgupta spoke with three candidates running for the seat: Dawn Luedtke (timestamp 3:34) about public safety, Jacqueline Manger (27:13) about jobs, and Ben Wikner (46:58) about the Montgomery Village Equity Center. Music for this episode comes from DC-based singer-songwriter Emily Hall.

Broadcast on March 31, 2022 Hosted by Chris Garlock On today's show, Washington Hilton housekeepers were up in arms on Tuesday; we find out why from UNITE HERE Local 25's Paul Schwalb. Then, the Montgomery County Council last week unanimously approved an expansion of the Prevailing Wage; Stephen Courtien, president of the Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building and Construction Trades Council tells us what that will mean for local building trades workers. Our final guest is longtime union organizer Daisy Pitkin; her brand-new book, ON THE LINE: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union, takes a very timely behind-the-scenes look at the fight to build a union. PLUS: Ballad of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire(Bev Grant) and the latest labor news headlines. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @UHLocal25 @daisypitkin

Yesterday, the Maryland Court of Appeals postponed the date for primary elections that had been scheduled for June 28th. They will now be held on July 19th. The deadline for candidates to file to be on the ballot has also been pushed back from March 22nd to April 15th. The delays are related to the fact that various courts are hearing challenges to the re-districting maps for Congressional districts and State House and Senate seats that were passed by Democrats in the General Assembly, and which are opposed by Governor Larry Hogan and Republicans. Election officials worried that they wouldn't be able to get ballots ready in time for the earlier dates. Today on Midday, a conversation with a gentleman whose name will be on the ballot in the Democratic primary for Governor, whenever the election is held. In this latest installment of our series of Conversations with the Candidates: 2022,Tom's guest is Tom Perez, who has had a career in politics in elective office and in the executive branches of both the state and federal governments. Mr. Perez served in the Civil Rights Division of the US Justice Department in the late 1980s, and he led that division during the Obama administration. He was elected to the Montgomery County Council for one term before his appointment as the Maryland Secretary of Labor during the O'Malley administration. In 2013, President Obama tapped him to be the US Secretary of Labor. He was also the chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2017-2021. Tom Perez holds an undergraduate degree from Brown University and a law degree from Harvard. He and his wife are the parents of three adult children. Mr. Perez has chosen former Baltimore City Councilwoman Shannon Sneed as his running mate.Tom Perez joins us on Zoom from Takoma Park, Maryland. You are welcome to join us as well. Call us at 410.662.8780. Email: midday@wypr.org or Tweet us @MiddayWYPR. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, another in our series of Conversations with the Candidates: 2022.  Tom's guest is Ashwani Jain. He is a candidate in the June 28 Democratic primary for Maryland Governor. This is Mr. Jain's second attempt at elective office. He lost a race for the Montgomery County Council in 2018. He worked in a variety of roles in the Obama Administration, including in then-Vice President Joe Biden's office, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel. He has also worked in the non-profit sector. He is currently the Program Director for the National Kidney Foundation. Mr. Jain is 32 years old. He holds undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Business Management from the University of MD, and a master's degree in political management from George Washington University. He is single, and lives in Potomac. Mr. Jain has chosen LaTrece Hawkins Lytes as his running mate. His campaign describes Ms. Lytes as a longtime MD resident, wife, mother and community activist. Ashwani Jain joins us on Zoom from Potomac, Maryland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Montgomery County Council District 6 is a newly created Latino-plurality seat in mid-county centered on Wheaton and Aspen Hill. Sunil Dasgupta spoke with Natali Fani-González (timestamp 3:12), Omar Lazo (22:52), and Maricé Morales (49:32), all three of them Spanish-speaking candidates with family roots in Latin America. Music for this episode comes from Kara Levchenko, an Arlington singer-songwriter, who is the choir director in Centreville High School in Fairfax County Virginia.  

Today, we continue our 2022 series of Conversations with the Candidates. Between now and the primary in June, we'll be talking to candidates vying for their party's nominations for some of MD's most high-profile offices. Tom's guest today is Rushern Baker, III, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Maryland Governor. Mr. Baker entered politics in 1994, serving in the Maryland House of Delegates until 2003. He lost his first two elections for Prince George's County Executive, but he succeeded the two-term incumbent Jack Johnson in 2010. Soon after that election, federal prosecutors arrested Johnson on corruption charges. Mr. Baker was widely credited with improving the county's image and ending its “pay to play” legacy. Rushern Baker is 63 years old. He holds a Bachelor's degree and a law degree from Howard University. He was married for more than 30 years to Christa Beverly, a civil rights lawyer who passed away in 2021 after a long struggle with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Baker was her primary caregiver. They are the parents of three grown children. Mr. Baker has chosen as his running mate Nancy Navarro, a three-term Montgomery County Council member. Rushern Baker joins us on Zoom. You're welcome to join us as well. Call us at 410.662.8780. You can email us at midday@wypr.org, or Tweet us: @MiddayWYPR See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bethany Mandel, a Montgomery County mom, an editor at Ricochet.com, founder of Revive MoCo, journalist and Heroes of Liberty book editor, joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" radio program on Monday about a win in Montgomery County Council regarding vaccine passports. https://twitter.com/bethanyshondark/status/1485670116109000716 https://twitter.com/bethanyshondark/status/1485940944004431875 For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 FM from 5-9 AM ET. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @Jgunlock, @amber_athey and @patrickpinkfile. Show website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of the radio program, Larry O'Connor and Julie Gunlock talked to "Revive MoCo" founder Bethany Mandel about a win in Montgomery County Council about vaccine passports, and they discussed President Biden calling Fox reporter Peter Doocy a 'stupid SOB' and shared the latest about Loudoun County schools 'punishing' students who won't wear masks. For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 FM from 5-9 AM ET. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @Jgunlock, @amber_athey and @patrickpinkfile. Show website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I Hate Politics Candidate Interview with Marilyn Balcombe for Montgomery County Council District 2. Balcombe is the president of the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce and talks with Sunil Dasgupta about how to bring more jobs to the county. Music for this episode comes from Kara Levchenko, an Arlington singer-songwriter, who is the choir director in Centreville High School in Fairfax County Virginia.

Bridges Live Presents You Be The Judge Ms. Christa Tischy will be our special guest. Ms. Tischy is a candidate for Montgomery County Councilmember at Large. Ms. Tischy will tell us about herself and what she would bring to the Montgomery County Council.

I Hate Politics Candidate Interview with Will Jawando for Montgomery County Council at-Large. Jawando is an incumbent MoCo, MD, councilmember, running for reelection. He talks to Sunil Dasgupta about the problem of inequality in the county. Music for this episode comes from Kara Levchenko, an Arlington singer-songwriter, who is the choir director in Centreville High School in Fairfax County Virginia.

Susan Kenedy, senior communications officer for the Montgomery County Council, reflects on her 30 years of service to the residents of Montgomery County Maryland. Throughout her career, Ms. Kenedy used her unique and compelling style of storytelling to highlight the achievement of County residents, identify resources available from the County government and provide updates about important issues. During the interview, Kenedy talks about her journey as a communications professional and shares insights about a few of her most popular video packages including her most popular story to date, a profile of Potomac resident Bruce Hascal and his Hot Wheels museum which has earned over 117,000 views on YouTube.The on-demand video of the newest episode can be viewed via the What's Happening MoCo Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WhatsHappeningMoCoPodcast. The podcast also can be heard via several popular podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts at https://bit.ly/whats-happening-moco, Spotify, Amazon Music (ask Alexa to play the What's Happening MoCo podcast), iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, and others.

I Hate Politics Candidate Interview with Gabe Albornoz for Montgomery County Council at Large. Albornoz is an incumbent MoCo, MD, councilmember, running for reelection. He talks to Sunil Dasgupta about health disparities in the county. Music for this episode comes from Kara Levchenko, an Arlington singer-songwriter, who is the choir director in Centreville High School in Fairfax County Virginia.

I Hate Politics Candidate Interview with organizer and activist Kristin Mink, who is running at-large for Montgomery County, MD, County Council. Mink talks with Sunil Dasgupta about public safety and how the national movement to defund the police applies to Montgomery County. Music for this episode comes from Kara Levchenko, an Arlington singer-songwriter, who is the choir director in Centreville High School in Fairfax County Virginia.

I Hate Politics Candidate Interview with organizer and activist Brandy Brooks, who is running at-large for Montgomery County, MD, County Council. Brooks talks with Sunil Dasgupta about participatory policymaking, emphasizing groups and individuals historically excluded from policymaking and power-sharing. Music for this episode comes from Kara Levchenko, an Arlington singer-songwriter, who is the choir director in Centerville High School in Fairfax County Virginia.

Tom Hucker is President of the Montgomery County Council in suburban Washington D.C. He discusses efforts to increase transparency in the police department, new laws decriminalizing marijuana and efforts to improve quality of life.

Learn more about the legacy of redlining and how housing discrimination and racism continue to harm communities and society as a whole.Related Links:The Color of Law by Richard RothsteinRace for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keeanga-Yamahtta TaylorThe National Housing Act of 1934The Fair Housing Act of 1968The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977Redlining's legacy: Maps are gone, but the problem hasn't disappearedUnderstanding Exclusionary Zoning and Its Impact on Concentrated Poverty‘Snob zoning’ is racial housing segregation by another nameElizabeth Warren's housing platformThe Purple Line Corridor CoalitionCourageous Conversations on Housing, Land Use, and RacismNCRC Report: The persistent structure of segregation and economic inequalityThe Coalition for Smarter Growth: https://www.smartergrowth.net/Follow Coalition for Smarter Growth on Twitter @betterDCregionFollow Jane on Twitter @janeplyons--Jane Lyons is the Maryland Advocacy Manager at the Coalition for Smarter Growth, where she organizes diverse coalitions that support walkable, inclusive, transit-oriented communities. Her policy experience spans multiple levels of government, including the U.S. EPA, Maryland Department of Housing, and Montgomery County Council. Jane holds a Master of Public Policy with a specialization in City Management and Public Finance and a BA in Economics, both from the University of Maryland, College Park.--To learn more about Maggie and her coaching and speaking services, visit www.maggiegermano.com.The theme music is called Escaping Light by Aaron Sprinkle. The podcast artwork design is by Maggie’s dear husband, Dan Rader.

Ryan Miner is the editor in chief of A Miner Detail Podcast and the host of A Miner Detail Podcast, where he reports on Maryland political news.   Each day, Miner unwinds and analyzes two Maryland news stories in under five minutes.   Today is July 16, 2020: Here are the two stories A Miner Detail is following today.   Story 1) Governor Larry Hogan wrote an scathing op-ed, published today in the Washington Post, that knocks Trump over his lack of a response to #COVID19. https://t.co/l4DBv8EyEV   Story 2) Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich was caught on a hot mic asking whether he can refer to the Montgomery County Council as “fact proof,” as reported by Seventh State blogger Adam Pagnucco. Councilman members Nancy Navarro and Gabe Albornoz are none too happy. http://www.theseventhstate.com/?p=13353 Email me your feedback: Ryan@AMinerDetail.com. ——   Like, share and follow A Miner Detail's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RyanMiner1585. Email Ryan Miner your feedback and questions at Ryan@AMinerDetail.com. Visit AMinerDetail.com for the latest Maryland News and Politics. — Follow Ryan Miner on Twitter: @RyanRMiner. https://mobile.twitter.com/ryanrminer. Following A Miner Detail on Twitter: @AMinerDetail. https://mobile.twitter.com/aminerdetail Facebook: @AMinerDetail Follow A Miner Detail on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AMinerDetail/.

INTERVIEW - Kimblyn Persaud - Chair of Nine Districts for MoCo www.ninedistrictsformoco.org  TOPIC: Grassroots group wants to abolish At Large Council Seats https://www.mymcmedia.org/grassroots-group-wants-to-abolish-at-large-council-seats/?fbclid=IwAR2KUy4gH22uacMWtP9nqKY1kONxFmHAJtSnWUXmGeMWIssBZv5Me2FIsh4 LISTENER EMAIL: We hope you might consider mentioning and promoting the petition for Nine Districts for MoCo on an upcoming show. We need another 6000+ signatures to get this on the ballot. We thought you may have an interest since you live in MoCo. The petition is available for online signing. Could you please help!!!?? ABOUT THE GROUP: Concerned that so many of the nine council members live in and around the Bethesda-Silver Spring area, a group calling itself Nine Districts for MoCo seeks to put a citizen’s charter amendment on the November 2020 ballot that they believe would enable all areas of the county to be represented equally. Currently, there are five districts and four at large seats on the nine-member council. According to Nine Districts, a large hunk of the county from Rockville to Germantown and Poolesville and Damascus have little voice on the council. Removing at large seats “will guarantee smaller districts, more responsive representation and an avenue for your voice to be heard,” the group stated on its website. Residents debate at large vs. district structure for Montgomery County Council https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/government/residents-debate-at-large-vs-district-structure-for-montgomery-county-council/

Mornings on the Mall 06.10.20 Hosts: Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese Executive Producer: Heather Hunter Guests: Cal Thomas, Newt Gingrich, Dr. David Samadi, MoCo Councilmember Will Jawando, White House's Ja'Ron Smith 5-A -- UCLA PROFESSOR SUSPENDED FOR NOT EXEMPTING BLACK STUDENTS FROM FINAL EXAMS UCLA PROFESSOR SUSPENDED/UNDER POLICE PROTECTION A Californiacollege professor reportedly is being investigated for discrimination and under police protection after refusing a request to exempt black students from final exams in the wake of George Floyd's death. The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) suspended Gordon Klein, an accounting professor in the Anderson School of Business where he's been teaching for 39 years, for three weeks beginning on June 25 after he declined a student's request to delay a final exam in light of Floyd's death, the Free Beacon reports. https://www.foxnews.com/us/ucla-professor-suspended-under-police-protection-after-threats 5-D - WHO’S WALKBACK: THE WHO BLOWS IT AGAIN... WHO Walks Back Statement That Asymptomatic Coronavirus Transmission Is ‘Very Rare,’ Now Says It Could Be ‘Around 40%’ The World Health Organization (WHO) walked back a statement made yesterday that asymptomatic transmission is “very rare,” saying at a press conference Tuesday morning that some estimates show asymptomatic transmission rate could be as high as 40%. The organization’s technical lead for COVID-19, Maria Van Kerkhov, said at a press conference Monday that it’s ‘very rare’ for patients who have coronavirus without showing any symptoms to transmit the virus to another person. “From the data we have, it still seems to be rare that an asymptomatic person actually transmits onward to a secondary individual,” she said Monday according to CNBC. Tuesday morning, the WHO said at a press conference that some estimates show that “around 40%” of transmission may be due to asymptomatic transmission. 5-E -- FORMER VA GOVERNOR TERRY MCAULIFFE: BIDEN SHOULD STAY IN THE BASEMENT: Terry McAuliffe recorded saying Dems prefer Biden stay 'in the basement' EXCLUSIVE: Top Joe Biden surrogate Terry McAuliffe told a videoconference meeting of Virginia Democrats over the weekend that the former vice president should remain in his basement -- where he has famously campaigned remotely during the coronavirus pandemic -- and that Democratic officials are broadly "preferring" that Biden stay out of the limelight. Fox News has obtained a video of McAuliffe's Norfolk comments, which came after Biden has made a series of gaffes in his already-limited public appearances as he social distanced from home -- including by declaring that African-Americans who support President Trump "ain’t black." "People say all the time, 'Oh, we got to get the vice president out of the basement,'" McAuliffe told the "monthly breakfast" of the Norfolk City Democratic Committee. "He's fine in the basement. Two people see him a day: his two body people. That's it. Let Trump keep doing what Trump's doing." McAuliffe served as campaign chairman for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential run. At the Zoom videoconference, he was introduced by a senior Norfolk Democrat, Charlie Stanton, who compared soldiers who participated in the D-Day landing to modern-day Antifa members. "It's hard for the vice president to break through," McAuliffe told the group. "You've got the COVID crisis. He's not a governor, doesn't have the National Guard. He's not the president, doesn't have the briefing room. He needs to come out strategically. And when he says something like he did on race relations two days ago, it needs to have a big impact -- thoughtful, and that's what we're preferring that he actually do at the time." "He's doing a lot of local," McAuliffe added. "He's talking to two, three governors a day. He's doing roundtables, Zoom calls. A lot of it's being done in those six battleground states that we have going forward." Trump has hammered Biden repeatedly for remaining in his basement and has openly questioned whether Biden remains mentally competent. “I’d love to see him get out of the basement so he can speak,” Trump said in a telephone interview with Fox News last month. Nevertheless, recent polls have shown Biden leading Trump, who is set to resume his trademark campaign rallies in the coming days. Biden himself has begun to travel again, including meeting privately in Texas on Monday with the family of George Floyd, whose death two weeks ago while in police custody has sparked nationwide protests. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-biden-surrogate-says-dems-preferring-that-former-vp-stay-in-the-basement 6-A -- DEFUND AND/OR DISBAND THE POLICE MOVEMENT: NJ CITY DISBANDS POLICE FORCE AND CRIME DROPS: Camden had one of the highest crime rates in the US before 2012, when the police department was disbanded and replaced Since then, violent crimes per 1,000 people have dropped from 79 to 44 It is now being heralded as a success story for disbanding police departments amid growing national outrage and distrust of law enforcement https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8402483/Ex-Camden-police-chief-says-crime-went-disbanded-force.html LA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SUPPORTS DEFUNDING POLICE/GETS CAUGHT USING COPS AS PRIVATE SECURITY: Spectrum News 1 SoCal wa s first to report that LA City Council President Nury Martinez has used members from the LAPD, often two at a time, to guard her home over the course of two months. Martinez only stopped using the LAPD as her private security detail when reporters began asking questions about it, according to the outlet.https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/los-angeles-city-council-defund-police-lapd-security-detail FL COPS URGE OFFICERS TO COME ON DOWN TO FL:On Saturday, the Brevard County chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police posted a messag e on Facebook addressed to the "Buffalo 57" and "Atlanta 6," saying that it was "hiring."https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-police-organization-offers-to-hire-cops-fired-or-resigned-over-police-misconduct?060920= 6-B/C --  TIM SCOTT TO LEAD ON GOP POLICE REFORM LEGISLATION: Sen. Tim Scott Lays Out What He Expects In GOP Police Reform Legislation: Scott told reporters after meeting with McConnell that the bill would include a “notification act so that we can understand and appreciate the 30,000 plus no knocks that happen around the country to see where they’re happening so we have more information.” It will also include anti-lynching legislation that was stalled by Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul last week in the Senate. “Also part of it has to do with the use of force that leads to death or serious bodily injury, collecting more data,” Scott said. “Right now about 40 percent of the police departments are reporting to the DOJ through the FBI. We’d like to see all the agencies report so we’re going to provide either resources for it or perhaps reduce grants if they don’t.” “There’s a lot of talk around the use of body cameras and the importance of doing so,” he said. “I think right now we fund under 20 million. I’d like to see that number grow significantly and some penalty if you’re not using the body cameras, there’s de-escalation training, perhaps bias training, the establishment of a National Police Commission study so that we can figure out best practices that can be used across all departments that we would at least direct funding and resources towards in that direction.” 6-D -- 6:35 AM --  INTERVIEW - CAL THOMAS - Syndicated columnist and author of new book "America's Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers . . . and the Future of the United States" 6-E -- PASSIONATE NY POLICE UNION BOSS MAKES CASE FOR POLICE: Video: WATCH: New York police boss Mike O'Meara went off on the media today: "Stop treating us like animals and thugs and start treating us with some respect ... Our legislators abandoned us. The press is vilifying us. It's disgusting." https://twitter.com/AugustTakala/status/1270399690912272384 NY police union head rails against legislators, media for 'vilifying' law enforcement.TheHill.com -- NY police union head rails against legislators, media for 'vilifying' law enforcement.The New York Police Benevolent Association (PBA) railed Tuesday against state legislators and the press for “vilifying” law enforcement officers amid the nationwide demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. The New York PBA's president, Mike O’Meara, said at a press conference that officers have 375 million interactions with individuals each year and that most of them are “overwhelmingly positive.” "But what we read in the papers all week is that in the black community, mothers are worried about their children getting home from school without being killed by a cop. What world are we living in? That doesn’t happen," O'Meara said. “Our legislators are failing us. Our press is vilifying us,” he added. “Stop treating us like animals and thugs and start treating us with some respect. That’s what we’re here today to say. We’ve been vilified. It’s disgusting.”https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/501899-ny-police-union-head-rails-against-legislators-media-for-vilifying-law 6-F -- NORTHERN VA ENTERS PHASE TWO OF REOPENING ON FRIDAY AND NORTHAM PREVIEWS PLAN FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS THIS FALL: - Northern Virginia will enter Phase Two of reopening on Friday.  Northern Virginia will move into the second phase of reopening on Friday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said during a press conference today, where he also laid out plans for the commonwealth’s schools.  In Phase Two, Northern Virginia restaurants and bars will be allowed to operate at 50% occupancy indoors, and fitness centers can open their indoor spaces at 30% occupancy.  A number of other public entertainment and recreation places will also be allowed to open, provided that they don’t have patrons sharing equipment. That list includes museums, zoos, gardens, and outdoor venues for sports and the performing arts. Swimming pools will also be able to open both indoor and outdoor spaces for the public’s use. https://dcist.com/story/20/06/09/northern-virginia-will-enter-phase-two-on-friday/ 7-A -- 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - NEWT GINGRICH – Former Speaker of the House, host of “Newt’s World” podcast and author of new book “Trump and the American Future” Newt's upcoming book “Trump and the American Future” (released 6/23). ABOUT BOOK: Trump and the American Future: Solving the Great Problems of Our Time ---In this insightful call to action, New York Times bestselling author Newt Gingrich explains what is at stake in the 2020 elections -- and why Donald Trump must be re-elected. 7-B/C -- KAEPERNICK NEWS: Rev. Al Sharpton Uses George Floyd Service To Demand Colin Kaepernick Get A Job In The NFL  MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton demanded Tuesday during George Floyd’s funeral that former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick get his “job back” in the NFL. After a rocky six-year stint in San Franciso that ended in 2016 with the former dual-threat quarterback becoming better known for his refusal to stand for the national anthem than his play at the position, Kaepernick became a free agent in 2017 but has yet to land a position in the league. “Oh, it’s nice to see some people change their mind, head of the NFL said yeah, maybe we was wrong. Football players, maybe they did have the right to peacefully protest. Well, don’t apologize. Give Colin Kaepernick a job back!” Sharpton said to audience applause. “Don’t come with some empty apology,” he continued. “Take a man’s livelihood, strip a man down of his talents. And four years later when the whole world is marching, all of a sudden you go and do a FaceTime talking about you sorry! Minimizing the value of our lives! You sorry? Then repay the damage you did to the career you stood down, because when Colin took a knee, he took it for the families in this building and we don’t want an apology. We want him repaired.” “Equal justice. Equal fairness. We’re not anti-anybody. We are trying to stop people from being anti-us. We want the law to apply equally,” said Sharpton. https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/09/al-sharpton-george-floyd-funeral-colin-kaepernick-nfl/ - Colin Kaepernick's agent has reportedly reached out to all 32 NFL teams to let them know the quarterback wants another shot.  Colin Kaepernick is still aiming for an NFL job. According to The Athletic's Tim Kawakami, Kaepernick's camp says the quarterback is "determined to play again." TMZ Sports also reported that Kaepernick is still keeping up with his workout routine, and said to be in "the best shape of his life." Kawakami reported that there are rumors that Kaepernick's agent has reached out to all 32 teams to express interest in a return to the NFL; it's unclear how interested teams are in him. Kaepernick has re-entered the news cycle thanks to the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests following George Floyd's death. Though Kaepernick has not played or been given a chance to play since 2016, his last season with the San Francisco 49ers, his protest of police brutality and social injustice resonates today. https://www.insider.com/colin-kaepernick-wants-to-play-in-nfl-supporters-2020-6 - Colin Kaepernick Still Training Like a Maniac to Play in NFL In 2020  Colin Kaepernick is still training EVERY DAY -- busting his ass as if he'll be on an NFL roster in 2020, sources tell TMZ Sports. We're told 32-year-old Colin has not broken his routine -- he's still hitting the gym and the field daily -- and as one source close to Colin put it, "He's in the best shape of his life." Of course, Colin held a workout in 2019 to show NFL teams he still has a cannon for an arm and the mobility that made him famous ... but he wasn't signed. Many, including Kap, believe he was blackballed from the league for his kneeling demonstration (he hasn't been on a roster since the 2016 season) ... but things appear to be changing. As we previously reported, NFL commish Roger Goodell admitted the league bungled the way it treated peaceful protesters in the past ... and even though he didn't name names, it was obvious he was talking about Colin and other kneelers. https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/08/colin-kaepernick-training-workout-nfl-roster-kneeling-protest-roger-goodell/ 7-D -- 7:35 AM - INTERVIEW - DR. DAVID SAMADI - member of Fox News medical A team, expert in prostate cancer and robotic surgery WHO BACKTRACKS ON SAYING ASYMPTOMATIC SPREAD IS RARE WHO is backtracking on comments made yesterday saying asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is “very rare.” They now say it’s a “big open question.”  THE WHO BLOWS IT AGAIN... WHO Walks Back Statement That Asymptomatic Coronavirus Transmission Is ‘Very Rare,’ Now Says It Could Be ‘Around 40%’ The World Health Organization (WHO) walked back a statement made yesterday that asymptomatic transmission is “very rare,” saying at a press conference Tuesday morning that some estimates show asymptomatic transmission rate could be as high as 40%. The organization’s technical lead for COVID-19, Maria Van Kerkhov, said at a press conference Monday that it’s ‘very rare’ for patients who have coronavirus without showing any symptoms to transmit the virus to another person. “From the data we have, it still seems to be rare that an asymptomatic person actually transmits onward to a secondary individual,” she said Monday according to CNBC. Tuesday morning, the WHO said at a press conference that some estimates show that “around 40%” of transmission may be due to asymptomatic transmission. MEANWHILE: ARE CONCERNS OVER VIRUS SPREAD AT PROTESTS VALID OR HYPE? 8 in 10 worry mass protests could spread coronavirus: poll https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/501790-8-in-10-worry-mass-protests-could-spread-coronavirus-poll#.Xt-SWuoxE84.twitter Most protesters in D.C. wore masks and took precautions against COVID-19, but crowd sizes were large and social distancing was impossible at times. The District wants them all to get tested. https://twitter.com/wamu885/status/1270383660328517632 Fauci ‘Very Concerned’ That Protests Will Spark Coronavirus Surge https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/06/fauci-concerned-coronavirus-george-floyd-protests/ DC NATIONAL GUARD GETS VIRUS AFTER PROTESTS:A D.C. National Guard spokeswoman says members of the Guard have tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of the massive protests across the nation's capital last week. While some Guard troops responding to the protests wore protective equipment, most were not wearing masks and it was largely impossible to maintain social distancing. 7-E -- A BONKERS DEBATE BETWEEN CORNELL WEST & LEO TERRELL ENSUED ON HANNITY’S TV SHOW LAST NIGHT… We have the highlights… VIDEO: Last night on Hannity, Cornell West & Leo Terrell lose it on each other: https://twitter.com/curtishouck/status/1270531593162182656?s=21 8-A/B/C -- 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - Montgomery County councilmember Will Jawando TOPIC: Montgomery County councilmember Will Jawando wants to declare racism a public health emergency in Montgomery County.  Yesterday, the Council introduced a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. Council will vote next week on resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. Officials say they will continue promoting racial equity, social justice. The Montgomery County Council will vote next week on a resolution declaring that racism is a public health crisis The resolution, introduced at the council’s meeting on Tuesday, was spearheaded by Council Member Will Jawando. Several actions are listed in the resolution, including asserting that “racism is a public health crisis in our entire County” and committing to “understanding how racism has impacted past work.” The council hopes to create new policies to lessen that impact. At the beginning of the meeting, the council stayed silent for eight minutes and 46 seconds — the length of time a Minneapolis police officer knelt on George Floyd’s neck, causing him to become unconscious and die on May 25. In video footage of the incident, Floyd repeatedly told the officer that he couldn’t breathe. Jawando said during the meeting that the resolution would build on the council’s work to promote racial equity, including the establishment of the Policing Advisory Commission. Applications for the commission are currently open. “Scientists no longer believe there is a biological basis that distinguishes racial groups. Instead, they see race as a social, cultural and political construct, wherein, racial segregation and discrimination has real consequences on the health and quality of life of those impacted,” he said. 8-D - 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - JA'RON SMITH - Deputy Assistant to President Trump and Deputy Director of the Office of American Innovation at The White House TOPIC: Discuss how the Trump admin has worked to help African Americans with Opportunity Zones and criminal justice reform. TIM SCOTT NEGOTIATES WITH WHITE HOUSE... JAKE SHERMAN: NEW …@MarkMeadows, @JaRonSmith45 and @jaredkushner are en route to Capitol Hill right now to meet with @SenatorTimScott on police overhaul legislation. Sen. Tim Scott Lays Out What He Expects In GOP Police Reform Legislation: Scott told reporters after meeting with McConnell that the bill would include a “notification act so that we can understand and appreciate the 30,000 plus no knocks that happen around the country to see where they’re happening so we have more information.” It will also include anti-lynching legislation that was stalled by Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul last week in the Senate. “Also part of it has to do with the use of force that leads to death or serious bodily injury, collecting more data,” Scott said. “Right now about 40 percent of the police departments are reporting to the DOJ through the FBI. We’d like to see all the agencies report so we’re going to provide either resources for it or perhaps reduce grants if they don’t.”   “There’s a lot of talk around the use of body cameras and the importance of doing so,” he said. “I think right now we fund under 20 million. I’d like to see that number grow significantly and some penalty if you’re not using the body cameras, there’s de-escalation training, perhaps bias training, the establishment of a National Police Commission study so that we can figure out best practices that can be used across all departments that we would at least direct funding and resources towards in that direction.”   The group of Republican senators working on the bill includes Scott’s fellow South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. ====================================================== Mornings on the Mall Podcast - 2020-6-10 [00:00:00] 4:59 am - Mornings on the Mall [01:00:16] 5:59 am - Mornings on the Mall [02:00:28] 6:59 am - Mornings on the Mall [03:00:40] 7:59 am - Mornings on the Mall [04:00:51] 8:59 am - Mornings on the Mall

Candace and Tom interview Montgomery County Council-member Andrew Friedson about his fiscal note legislation, equity in governance, and budget priorities.  He also discusses the Council's advocacy for the continued allowance of alcohol sales by delivery. Three Things: 1) Memorial Day 2) Howard County Budget and the New Cultural Center 3) How the quarantine saved the US $5 trillion

Mornings on the Mall  Thursday, May 21, 2020 Hosts; Vince Coglianese and Mary Walter Executive Producer: Heather Hunter Guests: Liz Sheld, Cal Thomas, Erik Kiilunen, Tom Fitton and Shelley Luther SHOW RUNDOWN: 5 AM HOUR: 5-A/B/C -- 5:05 AM - NEW VIRUS GUIDANCE: CDC now says coronavirus ‘does not spread easily’ on surfaces. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says the coronavirus “does not spread easily” through touching surfaces or objects. In early March, the federal health agency was warning that it “may be possible” to pass on the virus from contaminated surfaces, according to Fox News. Its guidelines now include a section on ways the virus doesn’t easily spread — including from touching surfaces or objects. “It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes,” the CDC webpage states. “This is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads, but we are still learning more about this virus.” Other ways the virus doesn’t easily spread is from animals to people or people to animals, the CDC’s updated webpage states. AND LAST MONTH... FDA says there is no evidence groceries can transmit coronavirus Your groceries apparently can’t transmit the coronavirus. There’s no evidence to suggest that COVID-19 can spread through food, or what it’s wrapped in, Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, said Thursday. “We have no evidence that the virus, the Covid-19 virus, is transmitted by food or by food packaging,” Hahn said during a CNN town hall. [...] As for disinfecting your groceries, that may also be overkill, according to the FDA. VIRUS AND SMIMMING POOLS: ‘No Evidence’ That Coronavirus Spreads In Swimming Pools, According To CDC. As temperatures inch upward and Memorial Day quickly approaches, pools across the country remain closed due to coronavirus restrictions. Many are likely concerned about going for a swim, citing the possibility that coronavirus could be spread. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), however, says that there is “no evidence” that the virus can be spread to people through pool water, hot tubs, spas, or water play areas, as long as social-distancing measures are taken. “Proper operation and maintenance (including disinfection with chlorine and bromine) of these facilities should inactivate the virus in the water,” the CDC online guideline says. Individuals, pool owners and operators should still take the steps to ensure that the virus isn’t spread, including following local and state guidelines that determine whether pools can reopen. 5-D/E -- LATEST RUSSIA COLLUSION NEWS: CHUCK ROSS: FBI Offered To Pay Christopher Steele ‘Significantly’ To Dig Up Dirt On Michael Flynn. An FBI offer to pay former British spy Christopher Steele to collect intelligence on Michael Flynn in the weeks before the 2016 election has been one of the more overlooked revelations in a Justice Department inspector general’s report released in December. The reference to the FBI proposal, which was made in an Oct. 3, 2016, meeting in an unidentified European city, has received virtually no press attention. But it might have new significance following the recent release of government documents that show that Steele peddled an unfounded rumor that Flynn had an extramarital affair with a Russian woman in the United Kingdom. WAPO: Michael Flynn’s name was never masked in FBI document on his communications with Russian ambassador. But in the FBI report about the communications between the two men, Flynn’s name was never redacted, former U.S. officials said. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) announced this week that he wants to subpoena witnesses over the unmasking of Flynn, as part of a larger effort to unearth information about the FBI’s investigation of Trump campaign officials. On Tuesday, he sent a letter to acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell asking why a declassified list of Obama administration officials who had made requests that revealed Flynn’s name in intelligence documents “did not contain a record showing who unmasked” Flynn’s identity in relation to “his phone call with” the Russian diplomat, Sergey Kislyak. Rice penned Inauguration Day email at White House counsel’s direction. On Jan. 20, 2017, the day of President Trump’s inauguration, Rice penned a memo to herself documenting a Jan. 5 meeting with Obama and others, during which he provided guidance on how law enforcement should address Russian interference in the 2016 presidential race. Parts of the email had been released previously, but the full unredacted email was declassified and made public this week. At the meeting, she, Obama, former FBI Director James Comey and other intelligence officials discussed her successor Michael Flynn’s communications with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Rice spokeswoman Erin Pelton told Fox News on Wednesday that Rice documented the contents of that meeting at the direction of Obama’s White House counsel, Neil Eggleston. UNDERCOVER HUBER with a new theory about leaks from MUELLER'S TEAM to flip TRUMP TEAM LAWYERS AGAINST THEIR OWN CLIENTS... Somebody faked that the Crossfire Hurricane team had a FISA on Paul Manafort & "leaked" this to CNN. And the culprits may have been the Special Counsel's Office, trying to influence D.C's Chief Judge into allowing the SCO to pierce Manafort's Attorney/Client privilege. (THREAD) NYT: Supreme Court Blocks Release of Full Mueller Report for Now. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the release of parts of the report prepared by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election. The court’s order, concerning a request by the House Judiciary Committee for grand jury materials that the Justice Department had blacked out from the report provided to Congress, could mean that the full report would not be made available before the 2020 election. The Supreme Court’s brief order gave no reasons for blocking an appeals court ruling ordering the release of the full report while the justices considered whether to hear the case. It ordered the Justice Department to file a petition seeking review by June 1. There were no noted dissents. The House told the justices that it sought information about whether President Trump had obstructed justice, a topic on which Mr. Mueller failed to reach a conclusion. MICHAEL COHEN TO BE RELEASED EARLY FROM JAIL: President Trump's longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison today and is expected to serve the remainder of his sentence at home. Cohen has been serving a federal prison sentence at FCI Otisville in New York after pleading guilty to numerous charges, including campaign finance fraud and lying to Congress. Cohen will be released on furlough with the expectation that he will transition to home confinement for the remainder of his sentence. 6 AM HOUR 6-A -- 6:05 AM -- INTERVIEW - LIZ SHELD - Senior Editor, American Greatness -- discuss yesterday's "Karens" in the media and the "coronavirus Karens" Mika Melts Down, Goes Full 'Karen': Brzezinski Demands Twitter Erase 'Sick, Disgusting' President Trump from Its Platform...  Mika Brzezinski @morningmika: .@twitter need to know why trump is not banned? 9:16 AM - May 20, 2020 Mika Brzezinski @morningmika: I will be reaching out to head of twitter about their policies being violated every day by President Tump. Hope my call is taken. Please retweet if you agree 9:17 AM - May 20, 2020 Video: Mika being a Karen on Morning Joe: https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1263238165650800640 CORONAVIRUS KARENS: This woman outside of a grocery store is being called a Karen. She was freaking out in her car. Is she a Karen?  https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1263208102951743488 A SUPER ANNOYING KAREN: This lady went out to video shame everyone who dared to have fun in the sun at the beach. Is she being a Karen?  https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1262173200479379456 ABOUT KARENS: Karen is a slang term that is used to typify a person perceived to be entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is considered appropriate or necessary. One of the most common Karen stereotypes is that of a white middle-aged woman, typically American, who displays aggressive behavior when she is obstructed from getting her way; such women are often depicted as demanding to "speak to the manager" and sometimes have a variation of the bob cut. The origins of Karen as an Internet meme predominately date back to an anonymous Reddit user.  (Wikipedia link) 6-B/C - VOTING NEWS: MICHIGAN MAIL IN BALLOTS: President Trump threatened to hold back federal funding from two election battleground states that are making it easier to vote by mail during the pandemic. He later backed away somewhat from that threat but stuck with his claim that widespread voting by mail promotes "a lot of illegality." Trump targeted Michigan and Nevada on Wednesday. At first he claimed Michigan was sending out more than 7 million mail-in ballots, but after criticism he corrected that to say mail-in ballot "applications." Federal judge rules in favor of mail-in ballots in Texas, says 'lack of immunity' for COVID-19 a physical condition. Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, said Tuesday that his office would appeal a federal court’s preliminary injunction that allows all registered voters in the state to apply to vote by mail while the country fights the coronavirus pandemic. “The district court’s opinion ignores the evidence and disregards well-established law,” the Texas Republican said in a statement, according to the Texas Tribune. "We will seek an immediate review by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals." The paper pointed out that the Lone Star State’s current election law only grants permission for those over 65, who have a disability or plan to be abroad at the time of the vote to apply for a mail-in ballot. Democrats are largely in favor of the voting alternative while Republicans have been critical of the option due to the risk of voter fraud. Judge Fred Biery, a district court judge in San Antonio, sided Tuesday with the state’s Democratic party. "The Court finds such fear and anxiety is inextricably intertwined with voters' physical health. Such apprehension will limit citizens' rights to cast their votes in person. The Court also finds that lack of immunity from COVID-19 is indeed a physical condition," he wrote. (Fox News link) Montgomery County Council calls on Maryland's State Board of Elections to hold emergency meeting to protect voting rights. Council expresses concerns over the distribution of ballots for Maryland’s June 2 primary election ROCKVILLE, Md., May 20, 2020—Montgomery County Councilmembers sent a letter to the Maryland State Board of Elections expressing their frustration and concern about the distribution of ballots for Maryland’s June 2 primary election. Many registered voters in Montgomery County have reported that they have not received their ballots and have reached out to the Council to voice their concerns. All Councilmembers signed the letter. “It is extremely concerning, this close to the June 2nd Maryland primary election, that there are widespread issues in delivering the appropriate absentee ballot to voters,” said Council Vice President Tom Hucker. “This is unacceptable and is increasing public anxiety and eroding confidence in our elections. The State Board of Elections needs to act immediately to ensure voters a fair and timely primary and general election. We are sending this letter to get more information on this situation and to work with the State Board on this crucial issue.” The Council has requested the Maryland State Board of Elections hold an emergency meeting to address urgent issues relating to the primary election including the timely distribution of ballots to all voters in their preferred language and to ensure that Maryland will administer the 2020 primary and general elections securely and effectively. “The Maryland State Board of Elections must do everything within its power to ensure that by perception and in reality, the coming elections are seen to be fair and just,” said Councilmember Nancy Navarro, who chairs the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee. “The issues that threaten to disenfranchise voters in our county and region must be resolved as soon as possible.” (MoCo Govt link)  More Montgomery County ballots being mailed to deceased, non-residents. A few weeks after a man described how his deceased mother was shown to have voted in Montgomery County elections for a decade after her death, another case of an illegal ballot being issued has come to light. Attorney Robin Ficker, a Republican candidate for Maryland governor, reports that his son was mailed a ballot to his old Montgomery County address. Problem: Ficker's son hasn't lived in Montgomery County for 12 years. And as a "live" ballot, it could be illegally filled out and mailed back by someone else. "Election fraud?" Ficker asked in a Facebook post showing the improperly-mailed ballot. "How many of these ballots are being mailed by someone else?" Ficker isn't the only one asking questions.  A watchdog group, Judicial Watch, has successfully sued to receive the voter registration information of all Montgomery County voters, after it found there are more names registered to vote than there are eligible voters in the county. In 2018, anomalous voting results were seen at dozens of precincts across Montgomery County in the County Council At-Large race, if not others. The voter universe in that election also increased by about 100,000 voters in only four years since 2014. Local media outlets have not challenged County officials about either issue so far. Leaving ineligible names on the voter rolls is a key source of voter fraud. Anyone who has the names of deceased or non-resident voters can walk into the appropriate polling place, claim to be that person and provide the few details asked for by judges, and cast a ballot illegally using one of those many names. In this year's by-mail elections, these illegal ballots will be mailed out and ripe for the picking by any organized voter fraud operation, further underlining the urgency in cleaning up Montgomery County's dirty voter rolls. (Robert Dyer blog link)  Flashback in April: Judicial Watch Victory: Federal Court Orders Maryland to Release Complete Voter Registration Records. (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch announced that a federal court ordered the State of Maryland to produce the voter list for Montgomery County that includes the registered voters’ date of birth. This court ruling is the latest in a series of victories for Judicial Watch in its lawsuit filed July 18, 2017, against Montgomery County and the Maryland State Boards of Elections under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Judicial Watch filed suit for the Maryland voter list data after uncovering that there were more registered voters in Montgomery County than citizens over the age of 18 who could legally register (Judicial Watch vs. Linda H. Lamone, et al. (No. 1:17-cv-02006)). Ruling in Judicial Watch’s favor, Judge Hollander said: "Judicial Watch need not demonstrate its need for birth date information in order to facilitate its effort to ensure that the voter rolls are properly maintained. Nevertheless, it has put forward reasonable justifications for requiring birth date information, including using birth dates to find duplicate registrations and searching for voters who remain on the rolls despite “improbable” age." In order to avoid turning over the dates of birth for Maryland voters, the Maryland Administrator of Elections, Linda Lamone, directed her staff to remove date of birth as a field on the voter registration application. Judge Hollander ruled that Lamone could not do this, saying: "Because full voter birth dates appear on completed voter registration applications, the Administrator may not bypass the Act by unilaterally revising the Application." In August 2019, Judge Hollander ruled in Judicial Watch’s favor in the same case, ordering the State of Maryland to produce voter list data for Montgomery County. Judicial Watch is the national leader in enforcing the National Voters Registration Act. (Judicial Watch link)  6-D - 6:35 AM --  INTERVIEW - CAL THOMAS - Syndicated columnist and author of new book "America's Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers . . . and the Future of the United States" CAL'S LATEST COLUMN: ‘Snake oil’ cures: Trump should not promote hydroxychloroquine  The name calling between Trump and Pelosi. So unseemly. Win on issues and debate them not who is crazy and who is morbidly obese. 6-E - LOCAL NEWS UPDATE: VIRGINIA / MARYLAND: Ralph Northam: No 'particular timeline' for Northern Virginia to begin first phase of reopening. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said that leaders in Northern Virginia were “following the data” in determining not to move into Phase 1 of the reopening plan with the rest of the state. The city of Alexandria and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, which make up most of Northern Virginia and all border either the District of Columbia or Maryland, have the state’s worst coronavirus case numbers. Local leaders told Mr. Northam in a letter that they weren’t ready to enter Phase 1 of reopening until at least May 29. “We haven’t set any particular timeline,” the Democratic governor said. “We will continue to follow that daily. We will be in communication with those (local) leaders, and when they are comfortable, and when the data supports a movement into Phase 1, we will do so.” Arlington County cancels summer camps for 2020. ARLINGTON, Va. - As the novel coronavirus lingers in the Northern Virginia region heading into late fall, Arlington County announced on Wednesday that it is canceling all summer camps for the season. In a statement from the county, officials said the decision was difficult to make. They noted that the camps could not be held with “proper social distancing and appropriate cleaning protocols or other safety measures,” and the county was not confident that it could safely host a camp session. Officials noted there too many variables needed to be accounted for ultimately. “We recognize how important camps are to our residents, and we are truly saddened to have to cancel for the summer. Ultimately, it is the best decision for the safety and health of our community. We will continue to explore opportunities to provide programs and services as national, state and local guidelines allow. We appreciate your patience as we work through this difficult time,” said Parks & Recreation Director Jane Rudolph. Anyone who was registered for an Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation camp will receive a full refund. Anyone who signed up for a camp with a county contractor should reach out to the contractor directly for information regarding refunds. (Fox5DC link) Montgomery officials say county may start to reopen within a week. Maryland’s most populous county said Wednesday that it may lift some social distancing restrictions within the next week, another tentative step toward reopening the Washington region as the rates of novel coronavirus infections and deaths show signs of slowing. “We are moving in the right direction,” Travis Gayles, head of Montgomery County’s health department, said about plans to join other parts of the state in partially lifting restrictions on gatherings and nonessential businesses. (Washington Post link)  6-F -- Tom Brady blasted for releasing 'immunity' supplement during pandemic. Tom Brady launched a new “immunity” multivitamin supplement this week — and critics quickly tackled the quarterback for the timing of the release during the coronavirus pandemic. Brady, 42, newly signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, announced the release of the “immunity blend supplement,” called Protect, through his company, TB12 Sports, on social media Monday. “Over the years, I’ve learned how important it is to be proactive in taking care of my own body,” Brady said in a video posted to Instagram. “I’m really proud to announce this amazing new product from TB12 that will provide you guys exactly what you need to stay healthy, strong and resilient for whatever comes your way.” It is sold as a 30-day supply, or 60 tablets, for $45, according to the TB12 website. Critics bashed him on Twitter for the not-so-coincidental timing of the release — and for capitalizing on people’s fears amid the pandemic. In Brady’s new home state, nearly 47,000 coronavirus cases and over 2,000 related deaths have been reported, according to the Florida Department of Health. “Oh Tom this is so disappointing,” Julia Offord Pearman tweeted. “The marketing of this product is clearly playing on people’s fears over Covid and a belief that the immune system just needs a boost to recover from it. If it’s an athlete recovery supplement say that, don’t play up to people’s fears about Covid.”“What does your product ‘PROTECT’ us from Tom?” said a person with the handle @katherine_jj6. “Does it protect the millions out of work from being duped to pay a ridiculous amount of money for this? This is a new low for you and [business partner] Alex [Guerrero].” “The reason Tom Brady doesn’t have coronavirus isn’t an immune boosting supplement, it’s because he’s obscenely rich and can isolate unlike delivery drivers, cleaners, meat workers, grocery store workers, nurses and doctors,” wrote Dr. Kate Gregorevic, who identified herself as a geriatrician. “Using this crisis to enrich himself is disgusting.” But TB12 CEO Johns Burns told Yahoo! Sports that “now more than ever, it’s important to have daily support for a healthy immune response as our bodies are subject to constant stressors that deplete its resources.” Brady’s company touts the drug for “supporting natural killer cells” and “replenishing antibodies post-exercise,” helping to “activate your immune system and counter stress-induced immune suppression,” according to a product description. (NY Post link) 7 AM HOUR 7-A -- 7:05 AM - Interview - Erik Kiilunen - organizer of Michigan Take Yourself to Work Day (May 21) Kiilunen, a Michigan business man is leading the effort to make May 21 "Take Yourself to Work Day." He has billboards all over Michigan with the message "All Business is Essential."   Businessman Calls for Peaceful Economic Disobedience in Response to Unconstitutional COVID-19 Lockdown. Ahmeek, MI—As reported by the Associated Press, Erik Kiilunen, business owner, entrepreneur, and founder of All Business is Essential, is calling for peaceful economic disobedience against un-constitutional executive orders which have deprived American citizens of their right to attend to their businesses, their livelihoods, and their jobs. Erik Kiilunen is “encouraging business owners of all sizes to engage in Economic Disobedience" by opening their place of business regardless of "executive orders as Michigan and the USA need commerce. Without it, the poverty created by their absence will cause far greater suffering than anything that COVID-19 will ever lead to now. I’ve opened my business as an example to others.” Over the course of a few days, Mr. Kiilunen's  GoFundMe page has already amassed tens of thousands in contributions from other Americans who support Mr. Kiilunen's message of economic freedom.   As his billboards start to spring up in Grand Rapids, Detroit, and Howell, as well as across the country, Mr. Kiilunen asserts that this is only the beginning. In what is poised to be one of the most fundamentally American uprisings in US history, All Business is Essential is ready to take on anti-constitutional decrees . "All business is essential, and the government, and state governors, do not have the legal authority to pick and choose who has the right to work and feed their families, and who doesn’t....Ask a single mother running a hair salon and using the profits generated to care for her special needs child if her business is essential," says Mr. Kiilunen. 7-B/C -- LATEST ON PELOSI: Speaker Pelosi on President Trump: “It's like a child who comes in with mud on their pants...He comes in with doggy doo on his shoes and everybody who works with him has that on their shoes, too, for a very long time to come." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) expressed confidence Wednesday that the coronavirus stimulus package approved last week will garner enough public backing to force Republicans and the Trump administration to the negotiating table. The $3 trillion Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act would provide funds to local and state government, hazard pay for health care workers and another round of direct cash payments to tens of millions of Americans. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said the package has “no chance” of passing. Pelosi touts $3.6B vote-by-mail bill, now called ‘Voting at Home,’ after Trump warnings to Michigan, Nevada, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday night touted a $3.6 billion vote-by-mail proposal – which she rechristened “Voting at Home” – adding that the bill also would help bolster the U.S. Postal Service. Pelosi talked about the legislation during an appearance on MSNBC just hours after President Trump warned the states of Michigan and Nevada against implementing absentee-ballot and vote-by-mail plans, arguing the proposals were illegal and could potentially facilitate voter fraud. In both cases, the president threatened to withhold federal dollars from the states if they went ahead with their plans. The legality of using mail ballots is already the basis of a lawsuit in Texas, in which a federal judge sided with Democrats in allowing the forms to be sent out to voters. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton immediately announced his office was appealing the ruling to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Meantime, Trump has repeatedly criticized the Postal Service, calling it a “joke” and claiming it undercharges online retail giants such as Amazon. The president has said he will not support any bailout legislation for the Postal Service if the organization does not raise its service rates to generate more revenue. But in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Pelosi stressed that the Democrats’ proposal was aimed at making voting and shopping more convenient and safe for Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic – allowing them to perform both tasks at home without exposing themselves to risk of contracting the virus. “We’re now calling it ‘Voting at Home’ because that’s really what it’s all about -- enabling people to vote at home,” Pelosi told host Lawrence O’Donnell. (Fox News link) Trump expresses opposition to extending unemployment benefits enacted in response to pandemic. President Trump on Tuesday privately expressed opposition to extending a weekly $600 boost in unemployment insurance for laid-off workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic, according to three officials familiar with his remarks during a closed-door lunch with Republican senators on Capitol Hill. The increased unemployment benefits — paid by the federal government but administered through individual states — were enacted this year as part of a broader $2 trillion relief package passed by Congress. The boost expires this summer, and House Democrats have proposed extending the aid through January 2021. (Washington Post link) 7-D/E  -- 7:35 AM - INTERVIEW - TOM FITTON - President of Judicial Watch Montgomery County Council calls on Maryland's State Board of Elections to hold emergency meeting to protect voting rights. Council expresses concerns over the distribution of ballots for Maryland’s June 2 primary election ROCKVILLE, Md., May 20, 2020—Montgomery County Councilmembers sent a letter to the Maryland State Board of Elections expressing their frustration and concern about the distribution of ballots for Maryland’s June 2 primary election. Many registered voters in Montgomery County have reported that they have not received their ballots and have reached out to the Council to voice their concerns. All Councilmembers signed the letter. “It is extremely concerning, this close to the June 2nd Maryland primary election, that there are widespread issues in delivering the appropriate absentee ballot to voters,” said Council Vice President Tom Hucker. “This is unacceptable and is increasing public anxiety and eroding confidence in our elections. The State Board of Elections needs to act immediately to ensure voters a fair and timely primary and general election. We are sending this letter to get more information on this situation and to work with the State Board on this crucial issue.” The Council has requested the Maryland State Board of Elections hold an emergency meeting to address urgent issues relating to the primary election including the timely distribution of ballots to all voters in their preferred language and to ensure that Maryland will administer the 2020 primary and general elections securely and effectively. “The Maryland State Board of Elections must do everything within its power to ensure that by perception and in reality, the coming elections are seen to be fair and just,” said Councilmember Nancy Navarro, who chairs the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee. “The issues that threaten to disenfranchise voters in our county and region must be resolved as soon as possible.” (MoCo Govt link)  More Montgomery County ballots being mailed to deceased, non-residents. A few weeks after a man described how his deceased mother was shown to have voted in Montgomery County elections for a decade after her death, another case of an illegal ballot being issued has come to light. Attorney Robin Ficker, a Republican candidate for Maryland governor, reports that his son was mailed a ballot to his old Montgomery County address. Problem: Ficker's son hasn't lived in Montgomery County for 12 years. And as a "live" ballot, it could be illegally filled out and mailed back by someone else. "Election fraud?" Ficker asked in a Facebook post showing the improperly-mailed ballot. "How many of these ballots are being mailed by someone else?" Ficker isn't the only one asking questions.  A watchdog group, Judicial Watch, has successfully sued to receive the voter registration information of all Montgomery County voters, after it found there are more names registered to vote than there are eligible voters in the county. In 2018, anomalous voting results were seen at dozens of precincts across Montgomery County in the County Council At-Large race, if not others. The voter universe in that election also increased by about 100,000 voters in only four years since 2014. Local media outlets have not challenged County officials about either issue so far. Leaving ineligible names on the voter rolls is a key source of voter fraud. Anyone who has the names of deceased or non-resident voters can walk into the appropriate polling place, claim to be that person and provide the few details asked for by judges, and cast a ballot illegally using one of those many names. In this year's by-mail elections, these illegal ballots will be mailed out and ripe for the picking by any organized voter fraud operation, further underlining the urgency in cleaning up Montgomery County's dirty voter rolls. (Robert Dyer blog link)  Flashback in April: Judicial Watch Victory: Federal Court Orders Maryland to Release Complete Voter Registration Records. (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch announced that a federal court ordered the State of Maryland to produce the voter list for Montgomery County that includes the registered voters’ date of birth. This court ruling is the latest in a series of victories for Judicial Watch in its lawsuit filed July 18, 2017, against Montgomery County and the Maryland State Boards of Elections under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Judicial Watch filed suit for the Maryland voter list data after uncovering that there were more registered voters in Montgomery County than citizens over the age of 18 who could legally register (Judicial Watch vs. Linda H. Lamone, et al. (No. 1:17-cv-02006)). Ruling in Judicial Watch’s favor, Judge Hollander said: "Judicial Watch need not demonstrate its need for birth date information in order to facilitate its effort to ensure that the voter rolls are properly maintained. Nevertheless, it has put forward reasonable justifications for requiring birth date information, including using birth dates to find duplicate registrations and searching for voters who remain on the rolls despite “improbable” age." In order to avoid turning over the dates of birth for Maryland voters, the Maryland Administrator of Elections, Linda Lamone, directed her staff to remove date of birth as a field on the voter registration application. Judge Hollander ruled that Lamone could not do this, saying: "Because full voter birth dates appear on completed voter registration applications, the Administrator may not bypass the Act by unilaterally revising the Application." In August 2019, Judge Hollander ruled in Judicial Watch’s favor in the same case, ordering the State of Maryland to produce voter list data for Montgomery County. Judicial Watch is the national leader in enforcing the National Voters Registration Act. (Judicial Watch link)  8 AM HOUR 8-A -- 8:05 AM - CHRIS CUOMO AND HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE: Flashback: CNN’s Cuomo Mocks Trump Over Hydroxychloroquine — A Version Of It Was Included In His Own COVID-19 Treatment. CNN anchor Chris Cuomo mocked President Donald Trump on Monday for announcing that he had been taking anti-malarial drugs as a preventative treatment for coronavirus even though he had also used a version of the drug in his own COVID-19 treatment regimen. In a late Monday tweet after Trump’s announcement, Cuomo responded to a video of Florida police breaking up a block party by saying “No worries. They can just take some chloroquine.” Cuomo also said in the opening of Monday’s Cuomo Prime Time that “the president knows that Hydroxychloroquine is not supported by science. He knows it has been flagged by people in his own administration” and called it a distraction from “his lack of a plan or real solutions.” Cuomo had been using a version of the anti-malarial drug in his own treatment for coronavirus, according to posts about his treatment protocol written by his wife, Cristina, in her wellness magazine “The Purist.” (Daily Caller link) Kayleigh McEnany Rips CNN’s Chris Cuomo For Taking ‘Less Safe Version’ Of Hydroxychloroquine. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany called out CNN anchor Chris Cuomo Wednesday for mocking President Donald Trump for taking hydroxychloroquine after Cuomo took a less safe version of the drug for his coronavirus treatment. “You had Chris Cuomo saying the president knows that hydroxychloroquine is not supported by science, he knows it has been flagged by his own people and he’s using it,” McEnany said at Wednesday’s White House press briefing. “Cuomo mocked the president for this” but “it turns out that Chris Cuomo took a less safe version of it called quinine, which the FDA removed from the market in 2006 because it had serious side effects, including death. So really interesting to have that criticism of the president.” ( Daily Caller link) From Chris Cuomo's wife's blog:  I enlisted Dr. Linda Lancaster, who put my husband on a path of natural remedies to strengthen his immune system—and now mine–and it’s working for us. (Blog link)  CRAZY LECTURE FROM the "Doctor" (Dr. Linda Lancaster) that Chris Cuomo's wife was getting coronavirus treatment advice from (that included bathing in bleach...) LAST NIGHT: Chris Cuomo teases brother Andrew Cuomo with giant test swab. Chris Cuomo teases brother Andrew with a prop of a giant test swab. CNN's Chris Cuomo jokes with his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, about the size of his nose. On May 17, the governor was tested for Covid-19 on live television to encourage others to get tested. CNN's Chris Cuomo does prop comedy with NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, fails to ask about nursing-home controversy.CNN anchor Chris Cuomo again did not address the growing nursing-home controversy in his latest interview with his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and instead performed some prop comedy on Wednesday night. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, recently reversed a March 25 order that forced nursing homes to accept patients who tested positive for coronavirus, despite testing deficiencies for both residents and staff. Cuomo signed an executive order on May 11 stopping hospitals from sending infected patients back to nursing homes and ramping up testing for staff. 8-B/C  -- FL GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SLAPS THE MEDIA: Fla. Gov. DeSantis Scorches Media For Dire Florida Predictions: ‘Hell, We’re 8 Weeks Away From That’. Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis unloaded on members of the media Wednesday over their extremely grim predictions for his state, saying that the media “waxed poetically for weeks and weeks” about how bad Florida would look. “Our data is available, our data is transparent, in fact Dr. Birx has talked multiple times about how Florida has the absolute best data, so any insinuation otherwise is just typical partisan narrative trying to be spun,” DeSantis said. “And part of the reason is because you got a lot of people in your profession who waxed poetically for weeks and weeks about how Florida was going to be just like New York: wait two weeks Florida’s going to be next, just like Italy, wait two weeks.” “Well hell, we’re eight weeks away from that, and it hasn’t happened. Not only do we have a lower death rate–well we have way lower deaths generally–we have a lower death rate than the Acela Corridor, DC, everyone up there,” the governor continued. Where Does Ron DeSantis Go to Get His Apology? (By RICH LOWRY/NATIONAL REVIEW) - The Florida governor explains a COVID-19 strategy that has gotten bad press and favorable results. A couple of months ago, the media, almost as one, decided that Governor Ron DeSantis was a public menace who was going to get Floridians killed with his lax response to the coronavirus crisis. In an interview with National Review, DeSantis says he was surprised at “how knee-jerk” the hostile coverage was, but he “also knew that none of these people knew anything about Florida at all, so I didn’t care what they were saying.” The conventional wisdom has begun to change about Florida, as the disaster so widely predicted hasn’t materialized. It’s worth delving into the state’s response — as described by DeSantis and a couple of members of his team — because it is the opposite of the media narrative of a Trump-friendly governor disregarding the facts to pursue a reckless agenda. DeSantis and his team have followed the science closely from the beginning, which is why they forged a nuanced approach, but one that focused like a laser on the most vulnerable population, those in nursing homes. An irony of the national coverage of the coronavirus crisis is that at the same time DeSantis was being made into a villain, New York governor Andrew Cuomo was being elevated as a hero, even though the DeSantis approach to nursing homes was obviously superior to that of Cuomo. Florida went out of its way to get COVID-19-positive people out of nursing homes, while New York went out of its way to get them in, a policy now widely acknowledged to have been a debacle. The media didn’t exactly have their eyes on the ball. “The day that the media had their first big freakout about Florida was March 15th,” DeSantis recalls, “which was, there were people on Clearwater Beach, and it was this big deal. That same day is when we signed the executive order to, one, ban visitation in the nursing homes, and two, ban the reintroduction of a COVID-positive patient back into a nursing home.” DeSantis is bemused by the obsession with Florida’s beaches. When they opened in Jacksonville, it was a big national story, usually relayed with a dire tone. “Jacksonville has almost no COVID activity outside of a nursing-home context,” he says. “Their hospitalizations are down, ICU down since the beaches opened a month ago. And yet, nobody talks about it. It’s just like, ‘Okay, we just move on to the next target.’” 8-D -- 8:35 AM -- INTERVIEW - SHELLEY LUTHER - formerly jailed Dallas salon owner TX SALON OWNER WENT TO MICHIGAN ON MONDAY TO HELP A BARBER REBELLING AGAINST WHITMER’S LOCKDOWN: Dallas salon owner who was jailed over coronavirus rules travels to Michigan to support defiant barber. A Texas salon owner who was sent to jail for opening her business during the coronavirus outbreak called Michigan's governor a "tyrant" on Monday as she stood next to a barber whose license was suspended for cutting hair.  "Gretchen, the state of Michigan will vote you out," Shelley Luther declared, referring to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Luther traveled to Owosso, a small Michigan town, to express support for Karl Manke. The 77-year-old barber reopened his shop for more than a week before state regulators suspended his license. Luther, the owner of Salon a la Mode in Dallas, was sentenced to a week in jail for flouting public health orders intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. She was released less than 48 hours later when Gov. Greg Abbott dropped jail as a possible punishment for violations. "Why does your governor think that it's OK to open up for marijuana, liquor sales?" said Luther, whose boyfriend grew up an hour away in Frankenmuth. "Can't you get an abortion? But you cannot get your hair cut. What is wrong? "Stop being a tyrant," Luther said of the governor. "Open up. You don't get this control. We control you. We have the power." Whitmer has defended the business restrictions as an important way to stop the virus. She relented a bit Monday by announcing plans to reopen bars and restaurants Friday in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula, which haven't been hit as hard as the rest of Michigan. (CBS News) ‘Operation Haircut’: Michigan Barbers Defy Lockdown, Offer Haircuts On Capitol Lawn. Anti-lockdown protesters gathered in Lansing on the lawn of the Michigan state capitol Wednesday to get a haircut. With barbershops and salons closed indefinitely due to the state’s coronavirus lockdown, barbers are scheduled to cut hair on the capitol lawn for three hours Wednesday afternoon. The protest, called “operation haircut,” was organized by the Michigan Conservative Coalition, and is the latest example of Michiganders clashing with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has enacted some of the strictest coronavirus restrictions in the nation. The Michigan Department of State Police threatened to issue citations to those giving or receiving haircuts. “All individuals engaging in haircuts are being educated on the law. Those who do not comply will be cited for disorderly conduct,” the department tweeted. (Daily Caller link) LAST WEEK: Michigan Barber Has Licenses Suspended After Defying Shutdown Orders. State officials said Karl Manke’s decision to reopen his shop during the coronavirus pandemic jeopardized public health and safety. A Michigan barber who reopened his shop in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s orders had his business and professional licenses suspended, the latest step in his escalating battle with the state. The barber, Karl Manke, 77, who has been cutting hair in Owosso, Mich., for almost 60 years, likened Michigan under Ms. Whitmer, a Democrat, to “a police state.” He said he planned to keep cutting hair, despite the suspension of his licenses. “I’m not closing up; I’m not caving in to this,” he said on Wednesday, adding: “I’m not a rabble-rouser and I’m not a scofflaw. I’m a small-town barber. I just want to make my living.” Mr. Manke is just one of the latest business owners to defy orders to keep their doors closed to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. 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The dudes discuss the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on schools, families, and communities across the country, chat about the extent to which smarter teachers = smarter students (based on an EducationNext piece by By Eric A. Hanushek, Marc Piopiunik and Simon Wiederhold: https://www.educationnext.org/do-smarter-teachers-make-smarter-students-international-evidence-cognitive-skills-performance/ The dudes also get to interview Lynne Harris. Lynne is a Registered Nurse and educator who is running for the at large seat on the board of Education in Montgomery County Maryland. Lynne is currently a teacher of the Healthcare Professions at Thomas Edison High School of Technology. Prior to being a teacher, Lynne served as the President of the Montgomery County Council of PTAs.

Evan Glass is an elected Montgomery County Councilmember who has been fighting for the people of Montgomery County for more than 15 years. During that time, he has engaged with all levels of the county, from organizing neighborhood associations and serving as non-profit leader to advocating for small-business growth and championing effective government. The post 374: How to Break Into Local Politics w/ Councilmember Evan Glass, Montgomery County Council [Espresso Shots] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Montgomery County Council member Gabe Albornoz (D-At Large) is the co-lead sponsor of the two anti-vaping bills in Montgomery County. He joins A Miner Detail Podcast to discuss his bills and his longterm goals on e-cigarettes. 

Evan Glass is an elected Montgomery County Councilmember who has been fighting for the people of Montgomery County for more than 15 years. During that time, he has engaged with all levels of the county, from organizing neighborhood associations and serving as non-profit leader to advocating for small-business growth and championing effective government. The post 201: What It’s Like to Be an Elected Councilmember w/ Evan Glass, Montgomery County Council [Main T4C episode] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

This edition of Montgomery Talks Education with Doug Tallman is one of a three part series called MCPS 2020. As the county budget debate roars on, Superintendent Jack Smith, Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations' Laura Stewart, and Montgomery County Education Association’s Jennifer Martin air their concerns – on Montgomery Talks MCPS 2020, with Doug Tallman. Available now on MyMCMedia, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Stitcher, Facebook, Pocketcasts and Twitter. Please help us grow. Subscribe and share with your friends.

This edition of Montgomery Talks Education with Doug Tallman is one of a three part series called MCPS 2020. As the county budget debate roars on, Superintendent Jack Smith, Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations' Laura Stewart, and Montgomery County Education Association’s Jennifer Martin air their concerns – on Montgomery Talks MCPS 2020, with Doug Tallman. Available now on MyMCMedia, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Stitcher, Facebook, Pocketcasts and Twitter. Please help us grow. Subscribe and share with your friends.

This edition of Montgomery Talks Education with Doug Tallman is one of a three part series called MCPS 2020. As the county budget debate roars on, Superintendent Jack Smith, Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Association’s Laura Stewart, and Montgomery County Education Association’s Jennifer Martin air their concerns – on Montgomery Talks MCPS 2020, with Doug Tallman. Available now on MyMCMedia, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Stitcher, Facebook, Pocketcasts and Twitter. Please help us grow. Subscribe and share with your friends.

On this week's pod we had the pleasure of talking with Steve Solomon, a radio personality for The Team 980 and for SB nation radio who is also running for Montgomery County Council at large in Maryland. We talked the Caps Stanley Cup title, as well as where LeBron may be headed (and some talk about how to properly eat a Twix bar). Towards the end of the pod, we went back to our roots and had a good, old-fashioned Horns Up, followed by a scorching hot take about US Soccer. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/daniel-schopf/support

Montgomery County Council at-large candidate Bill Conway joined A Miner Detail Radio Podcast for an hourlong interview about his candidacy.

Montgomery County Council at-large candidate Evan Glass joins A Miner Detail Radio Podcast on Sunday, June 10. 

Montgomery County Council at-large candidate Danielle Meitiv joins A Miner Detail Radio on Sunday, May 27, 2018. 

Today, we continue our series of Conversations with the Candidates who will be on the June 26th primary ballot here in Maryland.Tom’s guest is Valerie Ervin. She is one of nine Democrats running for Governor this June. The winner will go up against Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in the general election in November. former Montgomery County Councilwoman Valerie Ervin announced that she would be taking the place of her former running mate, the late Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, as a Democratic candidate for Governor. She is the second woman, and one of four African Americans running for Governor in the Democratic primary. Ervin’s career includes politics, education and labor advocacy. She was the first African American woman to serve on the Montgomery County Council where she served two terms; she was only the 2nd African American woman to serve on the Montgomery County Board of Education. Her running mate is Marisol Johnson, former Baltimore County school board Vice Chair. She is the first Latina to hold public office in Baltimore County. Valerie Ervin also took your questions, emails and tweets. Like all of Midday’s Conversations with the Candidates, this program was streamed live on the WYPR FB page. Check out the video here.

Producer's note: Kamenetz died of cardiac arrest on May 10.Why should Maryland Democrats select Kevin Kamenetz over other candidates in a crowded field of experienced politicians and first-time office-seekers hoping to become the next governor? With the candidates agreeing on most of the issues, why Kamenetz?The Baltimore County executive, hoping to win the June 26 primary to face incumbent Republican Larry Hogan in November, answers that question on today's show.And we meet the woman he chose for a running mate, former Montgomery County Council member Valerie Ervin.Links:https://elections2018.news.baltimoresun.com/governor/kevin-kamenetz/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-kamenetz-running-mate-20180221-story.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks/bal-roughly-speaking-2018-gubernatorial-candidates-storygallery.html

Today, we continue our series of Conversations with the Candidates who will be on the June 26th primary ballot here in Maryland. Tom's guest is Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. He is one of nine Democrats running for Governor on the ballot this June. The winner will go up against Republican Gov. Larry Hogan int he general election in November. Kevin Kamenetz is one of three major candidates in the race who is not a political outsider. He is completing his second term as county Executive of Baltimore County. He was first elected in 2010, after serving four terms on the Baltimore County Council. His running mate is Valerie Ervin, the first African American woman to be elected to the Montgomery County Council. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz also took your questions, emails and tweets. Like all of Midday's Conversations with the Candidates, this program was streamed live on the WYPR FB page.

Seth Grimes is a progressive Democrat running for Montgomery County Council at-large. On Sunday, February 11, he joins A Miner Detail Radio host Ryan Miner for a discussion about his at-large County Council bid. 

Montgomery County Council at-large candidate Ashwani Jain will be interviewed LIVE by A Miner Detail Radio host Ryan Miner on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. 

Brandy Brooks is running for Montgomery County Council as a progressive, and she joins A Miner Detail Radio host Ryan Miner on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at 9:00 p.m.   

8:45 in Cambridge: Why I Am Running for Montgomery County Council • 8:45 in Cambridge Part 2: Why MoCo Residents need a Livable Wage • 8:45 in Cambridge Part 3: How We Need To Work w/ MCPD & Help the Homeless

When sports tournaments come to Loudoun, Loudoun wins; a jury hands down 132 years for a tire thief; the Montgomery County Council is unanimously opposed to a new bridge (still).

Bethesda Magazine's Contributing Editor Louis "Lou" M. Peck will join A Miner Detail this weekend to discuss some of the hottest upcoming political races in Maryland. A veteran Washington journalist with decades of experience, Peck will dish out the detail on the upcoming 2018 elections, including Maryland's gubernatorial race, the 6th Congressional District and the Montgomery County Council and Executive races.  If John Delaney runs for governor, as it's widely speculated that he will, which Democratic candidates will populate the CD-6 Democratic primary? Who are the potential Democratic candidates to run for governor? Is Larry Hogan's popularity expected to endure a 2018 campaign? What, if any, is the "Trump Effect? Can any Republican beat Amie Hoeber in a CD-6 Republican primary? Is Hoeber gearing up to run again? All signs point to maybe. Who has the edge in the Montgomery County Executive's race? Can a Republican win at least one Montgomery County Council seat? What's the scoop on public financing? Join A Miner Detail LIVE on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at 9:00 p.m. for a political discussion with veteran Washington journalist Lou Peck. 

Dr. Thomas Ferleman, 50, announced his candidacy for Montgomery County Council District 2 on February 3. He'll be LIVE tonight with A Miner Detail hosts Eric Beasley and Ryan Miner at 9:02 p.m.  Eric and Ryan will also discuss:  - Update on Board of Education member Karen Harshman's legal woes  - Frederick County update with Eric Beasley  - Marijuana to be legalized in Maryland?  Join Eric and Ryan LIVE on A Miner Detail on Sunday, February 12, 2017. 

Montgomery County is one of the best regions to live in the DC metro area, with unparalled services, schools, and infrastructure.  Todd discusses the current state of affairs in MoCo, and where things are headed for the near future.  Listen to more on DC Real Estate Radio!