Alarming picture emerges of the economic future of Montgomery Co. - WTOP Weekend Headlines - Saturday, April 28, 2018

A new nonpartisan report says Montgomery County has been plagued by “extraordinarily soft” job growth in recent years. "This should make you angry,” said Maryland State Del. Bill Frick, a candidate in the county executive race, at a candidate forum on Friday. “Instead of handing out bagels and muffins they should have been handing out pitchforks and torches." [Logo](#) WEEKEND HEADLINES - April 28, 2018 [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Alarming picture emerges of the economic future of Montgomery Co.]( A new nonpartisan report says Montgomery County has been plagued by “extraordinarily soft” job growth in recent years. "This should make you angry,” said Maryland State Del. Bill Frick, a candidate in the county executive race, at a candidate forum on Friday. “Instead of handing out bagels and muffins they should have been handing out pitchforks and torches." 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