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Tax on sugary drinks in Md. could sweeten budget picture
February 12, 2025, 3:51 pm |
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Maryland lawmakers will be asked to sweeten the state’s coffers by adding a tax on sugary drinks projected to raise nearly $500 million annually.
6 cheesesteaks in the DC area worth craving
February 12, 2025, 2:50 pm |
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Philadelphia may be the birthplace of the cheesesteak, but there are several restaurants in the D.C. area that specialize and — perhaps even — perfect the beloved comfort food.
Montgomery County spotlights teen dating violence awareness and prevention
February 12, 2025, 9:49 am |
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Montgomery County's issued a proclamation declaring February to be "Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month."
Montgomery County Council approves plastic bag ban — with some exceptions
February 12, 2025, 9:49 am |
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Montgomery Co. joins Prince George's, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties in adopting a bill imposing a county-wide ban on nearly all plastic bags at retailers.
‘We need to raise hell’: Rally held outside US Capitol to fight federal job cuts
February 12, 2025, 12:32 am |
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Federal union workers joined Democratic lawmakers outside the U.S. Capitol to rally against workforce cuts by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, which the Trump White House backs.
Water main break located, boil-water advisory issued for parts of Prince George’s Co.
February 11, 2025, 8:20 pm |
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Parts of southern Prince George's County, Maryland, are under a boil-water advisory following a water main break, WSSC Water said Tuesday.
Former Washington Wizard Bradley Beal’s one-time Bethesda mansion hits the market. Yes, there’s an indoor basketball court
February 11, 2025, 3:56 pm |
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Farmers reap a bitter harvest when Trump administration freezes USDA funds
February 11, 2025, 1:28 pm |
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Maryland farmers are among those who've learned that the latest freeze to federal funds may leave them on the hook for investments made with the promise of federal grants and loans.
America ‘is being tested’: Maryland AG on Trump administration’s divisive executive orders
February 11, 2025, 1:50 am |
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Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is joining 22 attorneys general suing President Donald Trump's administration over cuts to National Institutes of Health grants.
Beverly Byron, former Md. congresswoman, dies at 92
February 10, 2025, 10:24 pm |
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Beverly Byron, part of a powerful and durable Western Maryland Democratic family and one of only 11 women elected to represent Maryland in Congress, died Sunday of heart failure at her home in Frederick, surrounded by several members of her family. She was 92.
DC region braces for up to 8 inches of heavy snow Tuesday
February 10, 2025, 8:26 pm |
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The D.C. area is bracing for another dose of snow this week as forecasters are warning the region will see several inches of fresh powder come Tuesday.
Huge uncertainty as Prince George’s works to close $170M budget gap
February 10, 2025, 7:11 pm |
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Officials in Prince George's County are facing serious budget shortfalls, and dealing with even more uncertainties due to federal workforce cuts.
New proposed bill in Maryland would turn inmates over to ICE agents
February 10, 2025, 3:31 pm |
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In Maryland, lawmakers are debating over a new bill introduced that would require immigration agents to talk with some inmates in local jails and prisons.
School investigating Maryland teacher over social media post allegedly to help ICE
February 8, 2025, 7:36 pm |
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Protests started Friday at a Baltimore County high school after a teacher allegedly posted to social media, targeting Hispanic students by way of ICE.
Md. Labor Department says unsafe agency workplace ultimately led to parole agent’s death
February 8, 2025, 1:25 pm |
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Maryland’s public safety department maintains an unsafe workplace that puts employees’ safety at risk and ultimately led to the May 31 killing of Parole Agent Davis Martinez while he was checking in on a parolee.
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