MoCo Government

Montgomery County Council President Kate Stewart introduced Expedited Bill 27-25 to establish a community choice aggregator, aiming to provide residents and small businesses with access to more renewable, competitively priced electricity while supporting the County’s climate goals.

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Maryland

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of state attorneys general submitted formal objections to the U.S. Department of Energy’s proposal to eliminate efficiency standards for 16 appliances, arguing the rollbacks lack required analysis and would increase consumer costs.

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Montgomery College

Montgomery College’s MBI Cafe internship program will host its culminating event on Wednesday, July 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Services building lobby on the Rockville campus. The event marks the final project for students participating in the Summer RISE internship, who have spent several weeks learning about socially responsible business practices through the MBI Cafe’s “Triple Bottom Line” approach, which emphasizes profit, people, and planet.

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Crime

During the eighth week of Montgomery County’s Summer Traffic Task Force, officers conducted 88 traffic stops resulting in 13 DUI arrests and one criminal arrest, with additional citations and warnings issued; since the task force began, there have been 110 DUI arrests and nearly 2,200 combined citations and warnings. These figures reflect only task force activity and do not include DUI arrests made by regular patrol officers. (more…)


MDLottery

A retired federal law enforcement officer from Olney won $50,000 playing Bonus Match 5 after purchasing the ticket at Elbe’s Beer and Wine in Wheaton, a longtime lottery retailer that has been serving the community since 1951 and where he’s been a regular customer since 1977.  Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:

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Health

Governor Wes Moore announced the launch of Maryland Benefits One Application, a new mobile-friendly tool that allows eligible residents to apply for multiple assistance programs—including Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, WIC, and energy aid—through a single, streamlined platform.

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