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Ginny Bixby

Ginny

Ginny Bixby is a local government and politics reporter for The Banner in Montgomery County. She previously covered local government for Bethesda Today, where she was a senior reporter. At Bethesda Today, she reported on book censorship and legal challenges leading up to the U.S Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQIA+ inclusion in Montgomery County school curricula. She also conducted extensive reporting on gender policy and health care access issues affecting the county’s LGBTQIA+ residents. Before that, she covered local government and community issues in Charlottesville, Virginia, at The Daily Progress, where she led coverage of the city’s removal of Confederate statues and the aftermath of the Unite The Right rally. Ginny grew up in Manassas, Virginia, and is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. She has received awards from the Local Media Association, the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association and the Virginia Press Association for her reporting.

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She cleaned houses to make ends meet. Now she leads the Montgomery County Council.
Natali Fani-González came to Montgomery County as an undocumented teenager and cleaned houses. Now she’s County Council president.
Council member Marilyn Balcombe, right, hugs council member Natali Fani-González at a meeting of the Montgomery County Council in Rockville on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Fani-González will serve as the council’s next president after councilmembers unanimously voted Tuesday.
Fani-GonzĂĄlez unanimously voted Montgomery County Council president
Natali Fani-González will serve as the Montgomery County Council’s next president, councilmembers unanimously voted Tuesday.
Updated Dec 2, 2025
Montgomery County Council member Natali Fani-González at a meeting of the Montgomery County Council in Rockville on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Fani-González will serve as the council’s next president after councilmembers unanimously voted Tuesday.
Montgomery County has more than 90 committees and commissions. Few members are from the Upcounty.
Though fewer people live in the Upcounty, a county report shows they are still underrepresented on boards and commissions.
Dec 2, 2025
Montgomery County Council member Marilyn Balcombe, who represents the Upcounty, said she’s tired of excuses for the region’s lack of representation.
County Council announces 3 finalists for Albornoz’s seat
The Montgomery County Council named three finalists Monday to fill the seat of at-large council member Gabe Albornoz.
Nov 24, 2025
The Montgomery County Council has chosen three finalists to fill the seat of at-large council member Gabe Albornoz, who is leaving to head the county’s recreation department.
What does Montgomery County’s most powerful woman really want?
Kate Stewart is the most powerful woman in Montgomery County. The County Council president has promised not to run for county executive. So what does she really want?
Nov 24, 2025
Montgomery County Council President Kate Stewart speaks to volunteers and supporters during her campaign launch party in Silver Spring.
County removes photo requirement for reporting gas-powered leaf blowers
Photo evidence will no longer be required in order to report a violation of Montgomery County’s gas-powered leaf blower ban.
Nov 18, 2025
Council member Evan Glass‘ bill to remove a requirement for photo evidence when reporting gas-powered leaf blowers passed unanimously.
Montgomery County passes $7.75 million plan for food assistance and nonprofit support
The Montgomery County Council moved forward to pass a $7.75 million plan Tuesday to help address the loss of federal funding for programs that provide food and housing assistance.
Nov 18, 2025
The Montgomery County Council passed a supplemental funding plan in response to cuts made to SNAP during the government shutdown.
A diplomat died in a bike crash. Riders will pedal for change Sunday.
More than 1,100 cyclists and walkers are expected to go from Bethesda to the National Mall on Sunday to honor Sarah Langenkamp — who died in a bike crash three years ago — and to push for legislation to make roads safer.
Nov 14, 2025
Daniel Langenkamp and his children have displayed photos of Sarah on this pillar since her death.
Montgomery County adds 150 slots to its Instacart grocery program
Montgomery County is opening up more spots in a program that gives residents vouchers to order groceries through Instacart.
Nov 12, 2025
Montgomery County is expanding its MC Groceries program — which gives up to $400 a month to 150 additional households for buy groceries with the Instacart app.
Council member says ICE agent ‘grabbed’ her as she filmed agents detaining a person in Adelphi
Montgomery County Council member Kristin Mink said a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer “grabbed” her arm and tried to take her phone as she filmed a team of agents in Adelphi who appeared to be detaining a person.
Nov 11, 2025
Councilmember Kristin Mink posted a video to social media on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, showing an interaction she had with men she identified as ICE agents.
A ‘lantern walk’ will connect 2 once-segregated Silver Spring communities
Two Silver Spring neighborhoods — one historically Black and the other historically off-limits to Black people — will come together by lantern light Saturday.
Nov 7, 2025
Community members participate in a lantern walk across Talbot Avenue Bridge in Silver Spring to acknowledge the history of segregation between the Lyttonsville and North Woodside neighborhoods.
Jud Ashman, just reelected Gaithersburg mayor, may have his eyes on a different job
Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman told The Banner that people “throughout the district” have encouraged him to run for County Council.
Nov 6, 2025
Jud Ashman speaks during his election night watch party in Gaithersburg on Tuesday.
Jud Ashman secures third term as Gaithersburg mayor after handily beating challenger Tiffany Kelly
Ashman was reelected alongside City Council members Lisa Henderson and Jim McNulty, who ran together as a slate.
Nov 5, 2025
Jud Ashman was reelected as mayor of Gaithersburg on Tuesday, defeating Tiffany Kelly.
Parking in bike lanes will soon be illegal in Montgomery County
Drivers will now face a $60 fine and a traffic citation for parking in a bike lane in Montgomery County.
Nov 4, 2025
Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass, here at a press event in 2024, has raised $87,206 to qualify for $375,540 in matching funds in the race for Montgomery County executive.
‘Reckless vanity project’: Jamie Raskin demands answers from Trump for East Wing teardown
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin has sent a letter to Trump Thursday questioning the legality of the demolition of the White House’s East Wing. Raskin said the teardown — to make room for a ballroom — violates federal law.
Oct 30, 2025
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks with reporters after a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington.
Late-night Purple Line construction is going to make noise
Purple Line officials say the nighttime work is necessary to finish the crash walls before temperatures make concrete curing difficult.
Oct 29, 2025
Construction workers make progress on the Purple Line on Bonifant St. in Silver Spring in September. Other areas of Silver Spring may start experiencing evening work to complete the transit system.
It’s been 5 years since White’s Ferry stopped running. Why can’t it get restarted?
White’s Ferry had been running for more than two centuries between Montgomery and Loudoun Counties when it closed five years ago. There have been several plans to revive the service. So far, nothing has worked.
Oct 29, 2025
The historic White's Ferry, docked in Poolesville, transported commuters and residents to Virginia for decades before its sudden closure in 2020.
Here’s how Montgomery County plans to use $7.75 million to respond to SNAP cuts
The shortfalls come amid the government shutdown and Trump administration policies that have drastically cut many social service programs.
Oct 28, 2025
NAP and EBT Accepted here sign. SNAP and Food Stamps provide nutrition benefits to supplement the budgets of disadvantaged families.
Maryland’s coolest haunted house is in Montgomery County
It started with just a few Halloween animatronics, but now the Catalina Haunt has become a destination for neighborhood residents and Halloween fanatics across the county.
Oct 27, 2025
Larger than life zombies, skeletons and werewolf figures guards the Agouridis family haunted house, at 11423 Catalina Terrace, Silver Spring. The house is decorated for the upcoming Halloween.
Montgomery County could increase pension options for bereaved spouses
At-large Council member Evan Glass said the “Hero Act” legislation was inspired by the death of a county firefighter earlier this year.
Oct 21, 2025
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025 - Montgomery County Council member Evan Glass is flanked by supporters of the Hero Act, a bill that would increase pension benefit options for bereaved spouses of first responders, during a press conference in Rockville on Tuesday.
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