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Politics

Politics December 11, 2023

Tough Decisions, Possible Tax Increases Cloud Coming Legislative Session

MARYLAND MATTERS: Taxes and cost shifts are on the table for the coming General Assembly session as Gov. Wes Moore (D) and lawmakers look to solve both a structural budget shortfall and massive cuts to […]

Politics December 8, 2023

Moore to Counties: ‘I Know That Our Trust is Being Tested’

MARYLAND MATTERS: Gov. Wes Moore (D) told a gathering of county leaders still reeling from news of deep cuts in transportation projects that he backs the proposal, describing it as hard medicine. For two days, […]

Politics December 7, 2023

Counties Reel From Transportation Gut Punch

MARYLAND MATTERS: A day after a public announcement to cut more than $3 billion in transportation projects, county officials are pushing for answers and a way to avert the gutting of local road and transit […]

Economic Development

Economic Development September 13, 2022

Grants and Special Programs

Washington Informer: Wow. What a difference a year makes! Last summer we were still in the grips of COVID-19, inflation was tame and 30-year mortgage rates were around 3%. As of September 1, 2022 average […]

Economic Development July 1, 2022

Prince George’s Co. council passes property tax credit for older residents

The Prince George’s County Council unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would give some of the Maryland county’s older residents a 20% property tax credit. According to the legislation, residents 65 years old or older […]

Economic Development June 29, 2022

Ninety Ten by DC Sweet Potato Cake Opens in Downtown Washington

April Richardson’s eatery, Ninety Ten by DC Sweet Potato Cake Bakery & Cafe, opened Tuesday in downtown Washington, close to Farragut Park, to a crowd of roughly 50 people including D.C. Deputy Mayor of Planning […]

Hometown Sports

Hometown Sports March 21, 2023

Bowie State Women’s Tennis Travels to Shepherd

BOWIE STATE ATHLETICS: Bowie State women’s tennis travels to Shepherdstown, WV to take on the Rams of Shepherd Tuesday, Mar. 21 at 1 p.m. The Bulldogs are 1-5, having lost its last five matches including […]

Hometown Sports March 20, 2023

Georgetown hires Providence’s Ed Cooley as basketball coach

WTOP: WASHINGTON (AP) — Ed Cooley is the new men’s basketball coach at Georgetown, hired away from Big East rival Providence in the hopes of rebuilding a once-proud program that dropped to new lows under […]

Hometown Sports March 8, 2023

Edey is AP Big Ten player of year; Terps’ Young also honored

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Purdue’s Zach Edey is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and the Boilermakers’ Matt Painter and Northwestern’s Chris Collins split coach of the year honors. Edey received […]

Local News

Local News November 6, 2023

David Plymyer: Everyone Makes Mistakes, and the Orioles-Stadium Authority Deal Should be Renegotiated.

MARYLAND MATTERS: As the afterglow from the Baltimore Orioles’ marvelous season subsides and scrutiny of the proposed stadium deal between the Orioles and the state intensifies, one thing is clear: In the staring contest between Orioles owner […]

Local News November 3, 2023

Ribbon Cutting Held for Bladensburg’s New Eco-Friendly Library

ABC7: A new library is opening in Bladensburg Wednesday morning as a part of the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System’s (PGCMLS) efforts to provide “sustainable, modern, and welcoming branches that serve as hubs for […]

Local News November 3, 2023

Six Flags to Merge with Cedar Fair, Owner of Virginia’s Kings Dominion, in $2B Deal

WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: The amusement park operators attracted a combined 47 million visitors in 2022 throughout their portfolios. Amusement park operators Cedar Fair LP (NYSE: FUN) and Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: SIX) said Thursday […]