Businesses are essential to our community because they create jobs and strengthen our local economy. This article includes several charts comparing Montgomery County (MoCo) to other jurisdictions in the DMV across key economic indicators and the results are troubling.

https://montgomeryperspective.com/.../moco-vs-the-region.../

We have all seen the statistics showing that businesses are leaving Montgomery County. With increasing regulations and mandates, many companies find it easier to operate—and make money—in neighboring jurisdictions. So why would they stay here?

A few important facts:

• The laws and mandates passed by the County Executive and County Council are driving residents and businesses out of the County. Those who have the ability to leave are doing so, resulting in both a wealth drain and a brain drain.

• The average wage in Montgomery County is declining as higher-paying employers relocate elsewhere.

• Montgomery County has effectively been redlined for development, with no multi-family projects currently in the pipeline.

Because businesses form the foundation of our tax base, their departure is especially concerning. As they leave, the tax burden will increasingly fall on residents like you and me.

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"The Montgomery County Board of Elections wishes to remind anyone who is planning to run for office that the deadline to file as a candidate for the 2026 Primary Election is 9PM, Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

Individuals interested in running for the following Montgomery County offices – County Executive, County Council, State’s Attorney, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Register of Wills, Sheriff, the Montgomery County Board of Education (Districts 1, 3, 5, and At-Large), Republican Central Committee, or Democratic Central Committee - may file a Certificate of Candidacy with the Montgomery County Board of Elections at 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210, in Gaithersburg." 

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By Dennis Brent Melby

It’s Presidents' Day.

I worked for Jimmy Carter. I’m a MoCo native, plenty of us work or have worked in DC, and I was transferred from Rockville to work at the White House as a low-level clerk for the Three Mile Island Commission, and stayed at various posts until the day after he left. As a person he was a brilliant man, very moral - but also usually very wrong on almost every decision. Up until Biden he was the worst President of my lifetime.  Except after he was booted from office – he and Secretary of State James Baker later co-chaired the Commission on Federal Election Reform, a task force that recommended we limit mail-in voting to the Military and overseas personnel. He said “Absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud.” I have to agree.

Even President Carter at 100, just before he passed, voted in-person in Georgia. He felt it was so important. Fast forward to today, our "almost" President Hillary Clinton, is stating that with voter ID requirements married women won't be able to vote. Do you believe it? Do you know a woman who would accept being turned away at the polls because of a change of name on their driver’s license? I sure as heck don’t. It’s ridiculous. Recent polls say both sexes (yep - there're just two) and folks of every skin color say they already have an ID to vote. Furthermore almost every other democratic country on earth today requires an ID to vote – they only want vested citizens controlling their governments – not a bad idea don’t you think?

So what should we do as Republicans? It’s kind of straight forward, we have to play their game (the Democrats have total control of the Maryland government right now) and make sure as many of us vote as possible – either by mail or in person - we have to turn things around before we’re taxed through the roof and legislated into oblivion. Higher taxes, fewer services, deteriorating public schools, limits on police and security . . . it goes on and on.