Jennifer Barrios
Washington Post
Maryland, United States
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Montgomery council to hold public hearings on budget proposal
The $5.7 billion plan is under fire from those who want to see more money for education. → Read More
Hogan submits bill to redraw Maryland’s gerrymandered 6th District
Democratic legislative leaders have said they will not move the legislation. → Read More
Youth soccer coach facing deportation gets one-month reprieve
Coach “FoFo,” whose asylum claim was denied years ago, hopes to have his deportation order stayed. → Read More
Hogan, Schwarzenegger urge Supreme Court to act on partisan gerrymandering
Maryland’s Republican governor, mulling a White House run, vocally opposes his state’s redistricting system. → Read More
Montgomery’s finance director leaving for job in Virginia
Alex Espinosa is leaving just months after Montgomery’s new county executive had announced he was keeping him on as finance director → Read More
Bill would let Md. use collection agency to pursue out-of-town toll debtors
The House passed a bill that would effectively let the state partner with a debt collection agency to collect video toll debt from out-of-state drivers. → Read More
More jail time for Peter Bang: Ex-Montgomery official gets 15 years for theft
Byung Il “Peter” Bang was sentenced to 15 years on state charges of theft and misconduct in office. → Read More
Bill would ban consideration of salary history for Montgomery County hires
County Council members said considering pay stubs for prospective employees exacerbates the gender gap. → Read More
Ex-Montgomery County official gets 4 years in federal prison for embezzling $6.7 million
Bang, who pleaded guilty to multiple charges, told a judge: “At this point, I have no excuse.” → Read More
Fake invoices and gambling debts: How a county bureaucrat stole $6.7 million
Peter Bang is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md. → Read More
Hot beverage spills, driver crashes into store that sells them, officials say
A Montgomery fire official said no one was seriously injured. → Read More
Men should discuss prostate cancer screenings with their doctors, experts say
Maryland’s Senate president announced he is getting chemotherapy for prostate cancer that wasn’t halted by previous treatments. → Read More
Equipment apparently used to grow marijuana blamed in fire
Fire was at cultivation center for medical marijuana. → Read More
Fire reported at medical marijuana warehouse in D.C.
The blaze was confined to one room of a warehouse. → Read More
Maryland gerrymandering commission meets as case goes to Supreme Court
High court agrees to review appeals court finding that 6th congressional district was gerrymandered → Read More
Anne Arundel’s new Democratic executive says deal with ICE is over
County will use money from detaining immigrants to provide them with lawyers, County Executive Steuart Pittman (D) said. → Read More
When the written word becomes art, one letter at a time
“If you have a hand and you can write, you can hand-letter,” said the co-founder of the Unofficial Hand Lettering Society of Silver Spring. → Read More
Keith Haller, prominent Maryland pollster, dies at 70
He used his encyclopedic knowledge of state politics to advance Democratic candidates as well as causes such as the construction of the Purple Line. → Read More
Marc Elrich to be sworn in as Montgomery County executive
The Democrat pledges to surround himself with challengers while pursuing his agenda for the county. → Read More
Montgomery official pleads guilty to charges related to embezzlement from county
Prosecutors said Byung Il “Peter” Bang, a former economic development official, stole $6.7 million to feed a gambling addiction. → Read More