Archives
- Budget Part 5: Investing in Public Safety
- VIDEO: Virtual Town Hall on Abortion Access in Montgomery County
- Budget Part 4: Creating jobs for all through minority-owned business
- Budget Part 3: Transportation and Climate
- Budget Part 2: Taking action on affordable housing
- Budget Part 1: Education and Workforce
- Transit in the 270 Corridor
- Statement on in-person learning at MCPS
- A vaccination requirement will protect seniors
- What is Thrive 2050?
- Vaccines for kids aged 5-11
- Councilmember Hans Riemer urges County to keep “streateries” open
- Yes, vaccinations should be required for County employees
- Statement from Councilmember Hans Riemer on Vaccine Requirement for County Employees
- Fighting vaccine mandates? Here??
- We need better wireless service. Now we will get it
- On the American Legion Bridge and 270 improvement plan
- Connecting our region so Montgomery County can thrive
- Thrive 2050: planning for our future
- Reopening, youth vax appts
- We have strengths. Let’s build on them
- Vaccines and reopening
- Accelerating the Electrification of the RideOn Fleet and Seniors Ride Free
- Police reform is my priority
- Doing the math on vaccination doses
- Purple Line — why this matters so much
- Doses for Montgomery County
- Don’t bottleneck the Purple Line
- Why I voted “no”
- CDC Guidance on Masks
- Vaccination town-hall with AARP
- Finding a way forward on farm solar
- Vaccination update
- Appropriation to support new “Pandemic Prevention Center”
- Vaccination update — pre-register for an appointment
- Vaccination update
- Montgomery County Vaccination Update
- New poll shows 69 percent of Montgomery County voters and 85 percent of Democrats support farm solar
- Why the Council voted to override the veto of the Metro smart growth plan
- Removing barriers to agritourism (for example, wineries)
- Reopening schools is my priority
- Police accountability legislation
- Now is the time to make your voting plan
- Here’s how Montgomery County can lead on climate change
- Enhanced COVID testing
- As we continue opening…
- racial justice and police reform
- Council funded grants support local businesses to pivot to PPE, emergency response
- Testing and tracing
- updates
- Councilmembers to Introduce Regulation Requiring Face Coverings in Public Spaces to Help Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus
- Let’s wear masks. (And if you make them let me know)
- Meeting critical health care needs
- Using ABS to help stabilize our restaurant sector
- Some useful information on COVID-19
- Keeping the Silver Spring Circle on track
- Jobs: We can do this
- What we accomplished in 2019
- Council creates Police Advisory Commission
- Montgomery County Council adopts landmark legislation to create Policing Advisory Commission
- Councilmember Riemer applauds Council passage of Transportation Demand Management legislation
- Zoning for our wireless future
- County Liquor Stores Losing Money, and What To Do
- 5 Point Plan to Power Up Montgomery County’s Economy
- Councilmembers introduce zoning proposal to legalize small-scale equipment for 5g wireless
- Community conversation on Vienna, Austria’s social housing model
- Council oversight on public safety
- Council Approves Zoning Change for Accessory Dwelling Units
- Strengthening police oversight
- Council to discuss Accessory Dwelling Units
- My budget priorities
- Transit, safety, and street trees
- Pay raises we can afford
- Council Committee amends proposal for Accessory Dwelling Units
- Redevelopment that preserves affordable housing
- I-270 expansion and transit to Tysons/Dulles
- Do our kids have a place to live here?
- Targeting styrofoam litter
- Council Update — thinking creatively about the housing shortage
- Winter storm resources and affordable housing
- Council Update — pedestrian safety
- Council Update — budget for school construction, infrastructure
- Council Update — Veirs Mill Plan and tech talent
- Council Update — proposing a Commission for Remembrance and Reconciliation
- Councilmember Hans Riemer introduces zoning amendment to remove restrictions on accessory dwelling units
- Council Update — winter storm resources and accessory dwelling units
- RideOn adds new service from Clarksburg to Germantown MARC Station at Councilmember Riemer’s request
- Jan 19: policy event about accessory dwelling units
- Montgomery County Council’s Top Ten 2018 Accomplishments
- Council Update — confronting fiscal challenges at final session of 2018
- Councilmember Riemer’s Remarks at Inauguration of the 19th Council
- Council Suggests Strategies to Improve Pedestrian Safety Along State Highways in Letter to Maryland State Highway Administration
- The Council Connection — welcoming the 19th Council
- Council Making Strides on Pre-K
- Montgomery Council unanimously approves Bicycle Master Plan
- The Council Connection — bike plan and farewell to 18th Council
- People Want and Need To Walk. Let’s Make It Safe.
- The Council Connection — pedestrian safety and salute to Ike Leggett
- Statement by Councilmember Hans Riemer on Wireless Infrastructure
- The Council Connection — State legislation and childcare
- The Council Connection — WMATA chief to brief Council
- The Council Connection — bicycle master plan
- The Council Connection — Hispanic Heritage Month, affordable housing, and wireless infrastructure
- Council supports wineries and farm breweries
- Promoting wineries and farm breweries in Montgomery County
- The Council Connection – Council discusses plan to widen 270 and 495
- The Council Connection — housing affordability (cont’d)
- Proposal to Name New High School for Josiah Henson
- The Council Connection — housing affordability
- The Council Connection — transportation and parks budgets
- The Council Connection — the County’s overall fiscal picture
- The Council Connection — Council prioritizes fire and rescue services
- Statement on the County’s FY19 operating and capital budget agreement
- The Council Connection — funding for MCPS
- The Council Connection — full Council budget worksessions
- The Council Connection — compensation, fossil fuel divestment, and due process for immigrants
- The Council Connection — committees review operating budget
- The Council Connection — budget, immigration, and STEM
- The Council Connection — zoning changes to incentivize large employers + budget hearings
- The Council Connection — school construction CIP, wireless connectivity infrastructure and more
- The Council Connection — wireless connectivity infrastructure, transportation CIP, and more
- The Council Connection — Council begins work on operating budget
- Announcing the Council Connection Newsletter`
- Council voices support for the “Reform on Tap” Act
- Councilmembers Applaud New Economic Development Incentive for Craft Breweries, Cideries, Wineries and Distilleries
- A Protected Bike Lane Loop for Bethesda
- Testifying before Congress on Earned Sick and Safe Leave
- Council Vice President Riemer, MCPS Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith to Speak at Landmark STEM Education Launch
- Council Vice President Riemer Introduces Bill to Increase Affordable Housing at Council Meeting on Tue., Nov. 14
- Montgomery County becomes first in the State to have green pavement markings on State highways
- Community Meeting on Bicycling in Bethesda – Nov. 1
- Improving transportation for Upcounty
- Attracting more craft beer, spirits, and wine to the County
- Making our zoning code more hospitable to breweries, wineries, and distilleries
- New protected bike lanes and dockless bike share come to Silver Spring
- A bold new vision for Bethesda
- Gang activity is a growing concern
- Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Express Bus Service on US 29
- Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan
- Remarks on the FY18 Budget
- Montgomery Council cuts costs to start new breweries, wineries and distilleries
- Funding a study for dedicated lanes on US 29 BRT
- Head Start and Pre Kindergarten Expansion
- Update on the Nighttime Economy Task Force
- Snow storm resources
- Montgomery County Files FCC Comments and Pushes NACo to Defend Counties from Attacks on Local Zoning Authority for Small Cell Facilities
- Expanding pre-K for low income children in Montgomery County
- Improving the quality of County playing fields
- Appointment to the FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
- Update: New Sidewalk Snow Legislation Passes County Council
- Riemer elected Council Vice President in 2017
- Public hearing on new sidewalk snow legislation
- Development mitigation — schools and transportation
- Advancing Vision Zero in Montgomery County
- Update on the White Flint Separated Bikeway Network
- Montgomery County Greenlights New Policy To Encourage More Craft Distilleries
- Gaithersburg passes polystyrene foam ban
- Montgomery County Moving at the Speed of Ideas
- Remarks on the FY17 Budget
- Riding into spring and the 2016 MoCo Bike Summit
- Progress Report on Broadband / High Speed Digital Networks
- Thoughts on the Westbard Sector Plan
- Update on the Silver Spring Protected Bike Lane Network
- Funding A Protected Bike Lane Network in Downtown Silver Spring
- FAQ About Proposal to Regulate Airbnb
- DLC vs. Private Sector: A Wholesale Price Comparison
- Storm preparation
- Update on our bicycle safety efforts
- Universal Taxi-Hailing Protocol In Focus
- Taxis could be a platform for innovation
- Council backs historic liquor reforms
- Next Steps in DLC Reform
- A Future for Taxis
- Recapping this year’s MoCo Bike Summit
- Libraries are about people
- Announcing the Second Great MoCo Bike Summit
- Putting progressive values in action with new county budget
- Launching Tree Montgomery – Request A Tree!
- Victories for Child Care
- New County Partnership With Tech Incubator 1776
- Making child care a priority
- Tree Care 101
- Liquor Control Committee Set to Begin
- Getting plastic foam out of our waterways
- Outcomes of Silver Spring Placemaking Workshops to Planning Board
- Increased service for Silver Spring circulator bus
- Montgomery County Shows Value of Open Data with SpendingMontgomery Initiative
- Spurring Economic Development With High Speed Networks
- Wayne Avenue and the Purple Line
- Reducing property taxes for seniors
- Winter is coming
- Making Silver Spring even better
- Banning Expanded Polystyrene Foam in Montgomery County
- VIDEO: Pushing the technology envelope in MoCo
- Moving Montgomery forward with technology
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements coming to Montgomery County
- New Montgomery County Online Budget Tool Recognized as a National Model
- Challenges with child care?
- Making my mark on the budget
- The marvelous Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 17
- A bright future for EVERY student
- Rolling on at the “First Great MoCo Bicycle Summit”
- Let’s build more classrooms
- The First GREAT Montgomery County BIKE SUMMIT
- Local Food Initiatives
- A Sidewalk Snow Removal Plan
- I voted to protect Ten Mile Creek
- EITC Awareness Day: Montgomery County’s Local EITC
- Silver Spring Central Park
- Our new minimum wage
- Growing Cybersecurity Companies in Montgomery County
- Raising the Minimum Wage in Montgomery County
- MoCo Night Life Survey Results
- How is our night life?
- New Council Budget Highlights
- Hans Riemer Selected as One of Nation’s Top Pro-Growth Progressive Leaders
- Our county budget – what are your priorities?
- Councilmembers Riemer, Elrich and Leventhal Introduce Anti-Poverty Bill
- Montgomery County Council Unanimously Approves Child Care Facility Assessment Bill
- VA funds transportation. Will MD?
- Launching Digital #MoCo
- The Montgomery County Open Data Act of 2012
- New technology coming to Montgomery County Public Schools
- NIST testing new technology on energy efficiency right here in Montgomery County
- Building a better electric grid for Montgomery County
- Are you prepared for #HurricaneSandy?
- County Emergency Services Preparing for #HurricaneSandy
- “Riemers & DREAMers” – Defending the Maryland DREAM Act.
- Protecting our environment as we grow
- Boosting economic growth in Montgomery County
- At PSC hearing, residents demand accountability for Pepco
- Accountability for Pepco
- Daily Journal 07-16-12: White Flint, Pepco, Municipal Taxes)
- How to fix Pepco
- Facts About Pepco
- Daily Journal 07/09/12: Wheaton, Digital Government, Pepco
- Montgomery County Moves Money to Community Banks
- Daily Journal
- Budget Challenges Continue
- Daily Journal (June 22, 2012): Your Council on Video
- Daily Journal (June 21, 2012): Child Care, Green Fleet, Glenstone
- Wheaton Public Safety Task Force
- Justice for Students in America and the MD DREAM Act
- Mega Gas Stations and our Neighborhoods
- Why I Voted for the Ambulance Reimbursement
- Connecting With Your Community
- We Passed Bill 11-12 (Land Disposition)
- Impact Silver Spring Gala
- Progress on the Purple Line
- JCRC 2012 Advocacy Day at Montgomery County Council
- Action In Montgomery for Senior Issues
- Daily Journal, March 21
- Daily Journal, March 14 (Digital Gov)
- Hiring a Digital Gov Staffer
- Daily Journal, March 12 (Cost Shift Update & Wheaton Revitalization)
- Daily Journal, March 9
- What does Wheaton Need?/¿Qué necesita Wheaton?
- Daily Journal (March 7th)
- Daily Journal (March 5th & 6th)
- Daily Journal (Feb 21 – Feb 24)
- Stop the Cost Shift Cuts
- Daily Journal (Cost Shift Edition)
- Building Latino Civic Leadership
- Myth Buster: The State Determines Pension Benefits, Not Counties
- Hearing on the Capital Budget
- Daily Journal (Silver Spring Transit Center, County Debt Limit, Small Business)
- Who We Are is Changing Fast
- On the Governor’s Budget and Teacher Pensions
- Daily Journal (Capital Budget or CIP)
- A new market in Long Branch
- Daily Journal, MCPS School Construction (Rock Creek Forest edition)
- Daily journal: Jobs and Bag fees
- Daily Journal, 01-04-12 (MCPS School Construction)
- Expanding Bike Transit in Montgomery County
- The Mini Nut
- Daily journal, 12-7-11 (MCPS budget)
- The Curfew Vote
- Daily journal, 12-1-11
- Daily journals, 11-27/28-11
- Daily journal, 11-22-11
- Riemer Town Hall on Dec 12
- Daily journal, 11-21-11
- Thanksgiving Day Parade Photos
- What should we do about Big Boxes?
- Daily Journal, 11-14-11
- Food and Friends
- Daily journal, 11-10-11
- Daily journal, 11-09-11
- Daily journal, 11-8-11
- Community Voices on the Big Box Bill
- Daily journal, 11-3-11
- Daily journal, 11-2-11
- Daily journal, 11-1-11
- Daily journal, 10-28-11
- Daily journal, 10-25-11
- Daily journal, 10-24-11
- What I do on a daily basis
- “we are the 99% dead”
- A Wider Circle
- Bike facilities discussion
- Bike facilities tour
- Daily journal, 10-20-11
- Daily journal, 10-17-11
- At the World of Montgomery Festival, 10-16-11
- Pumpkin Festival at Butler’s Orchard!
- Daily journal, 10-14-11
- Daily journal, 10-13-11
- Daily journal, 10-12-11
- Question for you
- Daily journal, 10-7-11
- Daily journal, 10-6-11
- Walk To School Day
- At Bethesda Library
- Daily journal, 10-04-11
- Daily journal, 10-03-11
- Fantastic Parks in Germantown and Clarksburg
- Sunny Ridge Farm
- Solar in the Ag Reserve
- Daily journal, 09-27-11
- Daily journal, 09-26-11
- 2012 campaign event in North Bethesda
- New science center at Montgomery College
- Daily journal, 09-20-11
- Daily journal, 09-19-11
- A Wider Circle
- Rolling Acres Farm visit
- Daily journal, 09-15-11
- Daily journal, 09-14-11
- Daily journal, 09-13-11
- Daily journal, 09-12-11
- Daily journal, 09-08-11
- Daily journal, 08-31-11
- Daily journal, 08-18-11
- Daily journal, 08-17-11
- Daily journal, 08-16-11
- Montgomery County’s New Budget
- Montgomery County’s Budget and a Pepco Update
- What We Can Do About Pepco
- Pepco’s Shocking Profits