Montgomery County Budget

Budget season just ended in Montgomery County! While the final budget reflects many of our priorites, the County Executive and County Council passed a budget that continues to invest in policing, [...]

It’s budget season in Montgomery County! This is an opportunity to envision a Just Recovery for our County -- a recovery that provides dei machsoro, resources sufficient for each person’s needs, [...]

Our partners at Bonimot Tzedek are asking for social workers to replace police in Montgomery County Public Schools

We need to move away from punitive hierarchies—systems which reflect racial inequities, as has been the case in Montgomery County. We must implement effective models of Restorative Justice.

JUFJ members raised our voices loudly and repeatedly during the Montgomery County Council's 2020 summer session, and in many cases the Council listened to us and to our partners. In this [...]

The Montgomery County Council voted whether or not to reduce the number of police officers in schools. Learn how they voted and read the letters JUFJ leaders wrote in response.

As the extent of our county's financial hardship in this pandemic becomes clearer, we must be able to raise revenue in a way that is moral and that ensures everyone pays their fair share.

The Montgomery County Council has taken their final vote on the FY21 budget, but there are many critical decisions yet to be made. The work continues!

Democracy is not on hold because of COVID. Join us for virtual watch parties and be part of the movement for a moral Montgomery County budget!

Montgomery County Council needs to allow people to testify remotely during this crisis. Take action now to make sure the people have a voice in our local government during this crisis.