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Marilyn Balcombe

Marilyn Balcombe

Dramatic shift: Montgomery County Council likely to see first female majority in decades

Sitting side-by-side at a long table in the Montgomery County Council office building last week, it was easy to see just how different the…

Political Notes: Anne Arundel’s ‘Lincoln Project,’ Sierra’s Surprise, Hogan’s Reagan Play, a Scolding for Franchot and More

An Anne Arundel County Democratic activist is launching a political action committee that she hopes will play a similar role in local and state…

New Honorees for MoCo Business Hall of Fame

The Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame has announced its newest round of honorees. Four business leaders will be inducted into the Hall of…

Chamber of Commerce Leader to Seek Montgomery Council Seat

Marilyn Balcombe, who ran one of the most consequential unsuccessful campaigns in the 30-plus candidate Democratic primary field for Montgomery County Council at-large in…

Josh Kurtz: Can’t Tell the Players (or the Year) Without a Scorecard

It took 38 minutes to ride my bicycle from home to a news conference in front of the Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver…

Planning Board Rejects I-270, Beltway Study, Setting Up Showdown With State

The agency that is in charge of planning and parkland in the Washington, D.C., suburbs rejected a key Maryland State Highway Administration document on…

Opinion: Montgomery County at a Crossroads

When I tell people I am running for an at-large seat on the Montgomery County Council, the typical response I often receive from political…