MoCo Government

12 Very Interesting Maryland Laws You may Not Have Known About

By MCS Staff

Mrs. Kantartzis (pronounced Fawn-ee Kun-tar-dsis) is a MoCo native. She is a Churchill High School graduate and she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the American College of Greece. In 2008, she received her Juris Doctor from the Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska. Mrs. Kantartzis is licensed to practice in the State and Federal courts of Maryland and in the District of Columbia.

Note:  This article does not include the full text of each law referenced.  The full text of each law can be found in the accompanying citations.
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Disclaimer: The information contained in this post is provided for general informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice.

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News Around MoCo (12/29/17 Edition)

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Montgomery County Council Member, Roger Berliner, tweeted the following about prepaying property tax in MoCo: “The County issued an update on the property tax prepayment option & the IRS advisory on this matter: bit.ly/2E7UrZK. It is very disappointing. We did what we could. Do consult with your tax adviser before considering prepayments.”

Popular Silver Spring coffee shop, Bump ‘N Grind, is holding the grand opening of their kiosk at Ellsworth Place (formerly City Place Mall). Ellsworth Place is slowly but surely making the right moves.
https://t.co/viyNf5ifx2?amp=1

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Property Tax Prepayment

By MCS Staff

It has been everywhere the last few days, but let me break this down in a way that’s easy to understand for everyone.

The newly approved federal Republican tax-cut bill limits the SALT deduction (state and local taxes to include property tax and income tax) to $10,000.

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Meet County Executive Candidate: Robin Ficker

By MCS Staff

“Muhammad Ali helped me realize that being outspoken can be a good thing.” – Robin Ficker

He’s definitely outspoken. Robin Ficker’s name is synonymous with local elections. He hasn’t won since 1978, when he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican (he has run as a Democrat, Republican, and as an independent candidate), but he is confident that he will get this one.

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News Around MoCo, 11/13/17 Edition

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Tree lighting ceremonies will take place at Pike & Rose (4pm-7pm) and Rio Washingtonian (6:30pm-8pm) on November 17th. Rockville Town Square will hold theirs on November 18th (5pm-8pm).

Damascus, Northwest, Paint Branch, and Quince Orchard High Schools will be playing in the regional football finals on Friday (NW and QO will be playing each other).

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Raising Minimum Wage to $15/Hour

By MCS Staff

Raising minimum wage to $15 per hour in MoCo is once again being discussed, this time with modifications made to the proposed bill (I don’t have specifics on the modifications). A public hearing on the matter is expected at the end of September.

I took to Twitter to poll our followers and it looks like 60% of 1,321 voters would like to see a $15 minimum wage. The poll ran for 24 hours.

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News Around MoCo (7/12/17 Edition)

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One of our Twitter followers informed us of a rumor swirling around Olney about the possibility of Sakura closing and being replaced with an IHOP. For what it’s worth, I called Sakura last night and the manager told me that this is not true.

K-Mart and Payless in the Kentlands will both close by the end of this summer.
http://www.mymcmedia.org/closings-and-changes-at-kentlands-square-shopping-center-in-gaithersburg-photos/

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News Around MoCo (5/19 Edition) Brought To You By Mamma Lucia.

By MCS Staff

Hometown Holidays Music Festival (featuring Taste of Rockville) is going down on Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 and 28). Free music, inexpensive and great tasting food, and so much more at Rockville Town Square.

Quince Orchard High School alum, Darnell Leslie, has signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent.

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