7News Reporter Lianna Golden also spoke with County Councilmember Evan Glass, who helped establish the Montgomery County Anti-Hate Task Force in 2023.

"What happened today is deeply disturbing. It’s scary for so many members of our community," Glass said. "Everybody is welcome here. Everybody should be respected here, and nobody should live in fear of where they pray."

Councilmember Evan Glass started work on a bill that would become known as the HERO Act to both increase benefits and get them out faster for the families of first responders who die in the line of duty.

“The county should never have waited months to provide the resources that were needed that were owed that were earned by Christopher’s service,” Glass said.

Biking around Montgomery County just got a little safer. The Montgomery County Council unanimously passed legislation that prohibits drivers from standing, stopping, or parking in bikeways. 

New bill aims to help families of fallen firefighters in Montgomery County. One Montgomery County firefighter’s death sparked the call for change after his family faced financial hardship in the wake of the tragedy.

Montgomery County RideOn buses are now free to ride. County Councilmember Evan Glass, transportation department spearheaded initiative

Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass announced that his campaign for County Executive has qualified for public financing, meeting the required fundraising and donor thresholds just two months after launching his campaign.

Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass celebrated national Equal Pay Day by declaring, “Montgomery County has eliminated the gender pay gap for all new county employees.”

The Montgomery County Council is considering making a change to local law in order to expand protections for certain undocumented immigrants in Maryland.

The Montgomery County Council has approved legislation designed to cut into the county’s office vacancy rate.

County Councilmember Evan Glass has been appointed to a committee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Montgomery County Council president introduced legislation Tuesday that would make sure people who buy guns get information about suicide prevention.

The SAFE Act is meant to prevent suicides and gun violence by getting people in distress the help they need.

Montgomery County Councilmembers Evan Glass and Dawn Luedtke released a letter Tuesday, calling on an independent investigation into Montgomery County Public Schools' handling of a school principal accused of repeated sexual harassment over the course of years.

The last three years have been difficult, especially for our children and teachers. Our schools have shouldered many of the burdens of the pandemic – from adapting to online learning to supporting the mental health of students and educators. The stress and pressure caused has been immeasurable.

The County Council unanimously passed legislation Tuesday that requires county buildings and some businesses to have gender-inclusive restrooms. Council Vice President Evan Glass and Council Member Sidney Katz were the lead sponsors.

It has been almost two years since the tragic death of George Floyd. In the aftermath, Montgomery County and local communities across the country have made significant efforts to reimagine public safety and support policies that improve racial equity and social justice.

In Wheaton, Maryland, county and state lawmakers gathered at the site on Veirs Mill Road where a 59-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle as she was crossing the street in January. They hope to bring attention to the rising number of pedestrian deaths taking place in the region.

The D.C. region is struggling with a Metro system that is experiencing reduced ridership as the result of pandemic-related workplace changes and a series of safety problems that have affected rider confidence. But often overlooked in our conversations about public transportation is the fact that our regional buses continue operating and performing better than Metrorail. Our robust bus network is proving to be more important than ever.

For months, Hameedullah Rokhan fought alongside NATO troops in Afghanistan, trying to keep the Taliban at bay. As the war-torn country’s government started to collapse, he fled his homeland.

Rokhan finally received a visa for refugees and moved his family to Montgomery County, Maryland.

He was a guest speaker at a rally Thursday to support Afghan refugees and families like his.

Montgomery County’s roughly 147,000 tons of annual food waste could soon be put to good use.

Instead of most waste being burned at an incinerator in Dickerson, it can now be used as a new option for mulching and composting on farmland.

The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a zoning amendment to allow mulching and composting as accessory uses to farming if no more than 50% of the material comes in from off-site.

This year, for the first time, Maryland’s most populous jurisdiction formally recognized June as Pride Month — an effort spearheaded by Evan Glass, the first openly gay member of the Montgomery County Council.

At events, Glass, 42, posed with drag queens and marched triumphantly through town centers holding his husband’s hand. Behind the scenes, however, the at-large Democrat was battling a deluge of hate-filled messages.