County will not match state’s changes to outdoor dining, mask mandate
Maryland, Montgomery County don’t align on health guidance
April 30, 2021 | 10:10 am
Montgomery County officials said they won’t be following along after Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday fully lifted the state’s outdoor mask mandate and ended restrictions on outdoor dining, starting Saturday.
Local jurisdictions can have stricter health regulations than the state. But during a press conference on Wednesday, Hogan said he “wouldn’t advise that” because his latest actions are based on the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state’s health department.
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When the dust settled from the wild 2018 election one that saw dozens of Democrats compete for County Council seats Montgomery County wound up with just one woman on the nine-member council, Nancy Navarro (D).
Montgomery now has a record low number of female councilmembers, a trend at odds with the county’s reputation as one of the state’s most liberal bastions.
But that’s about to change, according to political professionals, activists and women who plan to run for the council in the 2022 elections including some who came within striking distance in the 2018 elections.
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