A Maryland woman conspired with a Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area, officials said Monday.… Read more
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Dominion-Backed Rates Bill Whittled Down in House Committee
Dominion Energy’s ongoing push for yet another year of legislative tinkering with the way its rates are regulated took a surprise turn this week, when a Virginia House committee whittled down a company-backed bill ratepayer advocates have fiercely opposed.… Read more
Maryland Marijuana Measure Prioritizes Social Equity
Maryland is working toward creating a recreational marijuana industry with greater social equity, lawmakers said Friday, with more licenses for minority-owned businesses and proceeds directed to areas adversely impacted by the war on drugs.… Read more
GOP-Led Panel Again Defeats Campaign Finance Reform
A Republican-led Virginia House panel voted down legislation early Wednesday that would prohibit lawmakers from using campaign funds for personal expenses such as a vacation, mortgage or country club membership.… Read more
Virginia’s Error Leads Local Schools to Overestimate Aid
The Virginia Department of Education acknowledged Tuesday that an error in a mathematical formula it provides to local K-12 school divisions led some schools to expect more state funding than they are set to receive.… Read more
Virginia Says Error Led to Shortage in Local School Funding
The Virginia Department of Education is acknowledging it made a mistake in calculating state aid for K-12 schools, an error that is leaving divisions with less funding than expected.… Read more
Lawmakers Shelve Bills Cutting Unemployment Appeals Times
Virginia lawmakers have shelved a pair of bills that would have given unemployment claimants half as much time to file an appeal with a state agency still struggling with pandemic-related cases.… Read more
Biden Visit to Baltimore Highlights Rail Tunnel Project
Ulysses S. Grant was still president when workers finished the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, which connected Philadelphia and Washington through rail travel for the first time.… Read more
AG: Ex-Parole Board Chair Violated Law; Too Late for Charges
A former Virginia Parole Board chair violated state policy and law in her handling of cases at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and could have faced criminal charges if not for the statute of limitations, the state’s attorney general said Wednesday.… Read more
Patrol Officers Investigate Theft of Gorilla Statue in Kensington; Video of Suspect Released
Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 2nd District Patrol Services are investigating a theft of a gorilla statue that occurred on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Design Emporium Antiques in the 4000 block of Howard Ave. in Kensington. Detectives have released video of the male suspect and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him. … Read more
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Two Accused of Plotting to Disable Baltimore Power Grid
A Maryland woman conspired with a Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area, officials said Monday.… Continue Reading
Dominion-Backed Rates Bill Whittled Down in House Committee
Dominion Energy’s ongoing push for yet another year of legislative tinkering with the way its rates are regulated took a surprise turn this week, when a Virginia House committee whittled down a company-backed bill ratepayer advocates have fiercely opposed.… Continue Reading
Maryland Marijuana Measure Prioritizes Social Equity
Maryland is working toward creating a recreational marijuana industry with greater social equity, lawmakers said Friday, with more licenses for minority-owned businesses and proceeds directed to areas adversely impacted by the war on drugs.… Continue Reading
GOP-Led Panel Again Defeats Campaign Finance Reform
A Republican-led Virginia House panel voted down legislation early Wednesday that would prohibit lawmakers from using campaign funds for personal expenses such as a vacation, mortgage or country club membership.… Continue Reading
Virginia’s Error Leads Local Schools to Overestimate Aid
The Virginia Department of Education acknowledged Tuesday that an error in a mathematical formula it provides to local K-12 school divisions led some schools to expect more state funding than they are set to receive.… Continue Reading
Virginia Says Error Led to Shortage in Local School Funding
The Virginia Department of Education is acknowledging it made a mistake in calculating state aid for K-12 schools, an error that is leaving divisions with less funding than expected.… Continue Reading
Lawmakers Shelve Bills Cutting Unemployment Appeals Times
Virginia lawmakers have shelved a pair of bills that would have given unemployment claimants half as much time to file an appeal with a state agency still struggling with pandemic-related cases.… Continue Reading
Biden Visit to Baltimore Highlights Rail Tunnel Project
Ulysses S. Grant was still president when workers finished the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, which connected Philadelphia and Washington through rail travel for the first time.… Continue Reading
AG: Ex-Parole Board Chair Violated Law; Too Late for Charges
A former Virginia Parole Board chair violated state policy and law in her handling of cases at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and could have faced criminal charges if not for the statute of limitations, the state’s attorney general said Wednesday.… Continue Reading
Patrol Officers Investigate Theft of Gorilla Statue in Kensington; Video of Suspect Released
Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 2nd District Patrol Services are investigating a theft of a gorilla statue that occurred on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Design Emporium Antiques in the 4000 block of Howard Ave. in Kensington. Detectives have released video of the male suspect and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him. … Continue Reading