By Marc Korman. Montgomery County Planning Board Chair Royce Hanson is not seeking reappointment and the Council has begun advertising the vacancy. Before looking forward, it might be helpful to…
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House Majority Leader Kumar Barve (D-17) has called on the Public Service Commission (PSC) to examine why Montgomery County suffered disproportionate power outages during the recent blizzards. Barve cited the…
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At least three Montgomery County janitorial contractors are asking the county to waive its living wage law so that they can reduce employee wages. Otherwise, they are predicting that county…
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Rushern Baker on the Spot, Part Four
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Meet David H. Hillman. He’s a 67-year-old, self-made white billionaire. He once lived in Bethesda, but now lives in an 11,809-square-foot, $6.3 million mansion in McLean. He is one of…
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Nancy Navarro: “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs”
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Council Member Nancy Navarro’s newest newsletter starts with an obligatory photo featuring Leisure World residents – a natural given the retirement community’s big role in her district – but is…
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Sierra Club to Score Gaithersburg West
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In a recent email to Council Members, the Sierra Club states that it will score candidates’ positions on Gaithersburg West in determining its endorsement. We reprint the email below. —–Original…
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(Or, What I Did on my Winter Vacation)By Council Member George Leventhal. Councilmember George Leventhal enters a bi-articulated express bus in Curitiba. Curitiba, a city of 1.8 million people, is…
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Gansler Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage
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Many media outlets are reporting on Attorney General Doug Gansler’s opinion that same-sex marriages originating in other states can be recognized in Maryland. Those who wish to see the opinion…
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Ilaya Hopkins, who announced her exploratory committee for the Council District 1 seat currently occupied by Roger Berliner last month, is now formally launching her campaign. We reproduce her kickoff…
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Meet Bradford L. Seamon. He is the President, CEO and founder of B.L. Seamon Corporation, a minority business enterprise (MBE) government contractor based in Greenbelt with offices in Atlanta and…