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Also on today's calendar: League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, MD Voter Hotline and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 3 Montgomery County groups receive $1.8 million to tackle child poverty (mymcmedia.org) — Montgomery Village is getting a share of nearly $1.8 million in new state anti-poverty grants, with local group 480 Club leading a resident-driven planning effort. Neighbors will help design a potential hub for free childcare, food support, job training, and mental health services. Residents can get involved through upcoming community meetings and the ENOUGH GMV coalition.
2. Feds sue Montgomery County over mask ban for law enforcement officers (bethesdamagazine.com) — Montgomery Village residents should know the U.S. Justice Department is suing Montgomery County over its new Unmask ICE Act, which bars law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from wearing masks on duty. The suit argues only the federal government can regulate federal officers' equipment and also challenges similar Maryland and Prince George's County laws, setting up another major legal fight over local immigration-related policies.
3. Education Advocates To Legislature: No Cuts To Blueprint Education Plan (chestertownspy.org) — Families in Montgomery Village have a stake as education advocates urge Maryland lawmakers not to cut the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, the 10-year school reform plan driving major funding into local classrooms. With a multibillion-dollar budget gap looming, groups are instead pushing new tax proposals while the state board overseeing the Blueprint weighs tweaks like more pre-K funding and staffing flexibility.
4. 4,500 Maryland immigrants lose Medicaid, while thousands of low-income adults at risk under January rules (cnsmaryland.org) — Many Montgomery Village neighbors could feel the impact as new federal rules push about 4,500 legal immigrants in Maryland off full Medicaid starting now, with stricter work and renewal requirements for 320,000 low-income adults coming January 1. Montgomery County officials warn residents may lose coverage simply from paperwork hurdles and are ramping up safety-net programs, though they stress these can't fully replace continuous insurance.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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