Local Government

12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1509+ words) This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters. The lone televised debate between the two leading contenders for governor looked very similar to their debate four years ago. Gov....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (503+ words) A new grocery store, possibly a Publix, may be coming to Dumfries – but it will have to wait until at least Tuesday after September public hearings for the development were halted with a motion to adjourn. The proposal, for which…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (442+ words) The Prince George’s County Council advanced legislation to create the funding framework for the proposed Sphere project at National Harbor, but without the project labor agreement (PLA) some unions and council members pushed for to guarantee union workers build the…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (145+ words) Montgomery County is moving to make it easier to rent and less expensive to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs), with the Planning Board showing support on Thursday for proposed legislation that would waive permitting fees for affordable units and remove…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (181+ words) D.C. Council member Anita Bonds has introduced a bill that would increase the mayor’s salary from $250,000 to $290,000 if it becomes law. The bill would also increase the salary of the chair of the D.C. Council, currently Phil Mendelson, and the District’s…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (760+ words) At a National Capital Planning Commission meeting Thursday, the focus of the discussion wasn’t the planned Washington Commanders stadium in D.C.; it was the parking garages planned for the site. Before the stadium is expected to open in 2030, the Commanders…...

6+ day, 33+ min ago   (288+ words) Treatments for cancer, diabetes and other conditions could be disrupted for up to 4,500 Maryland residents who will no longer qualify for Medicaid under a federal rule that takes effect Thursday that will disqualify people for Medicaid based on immigration status....

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (970+ words) Carolyn J.B. Howard, a public school teacher and administrator who represented Prince George’s County for nearly 30 years in the Maryland House of Delegates, died Sept. 19 at age 87. No cause of death was given....

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (34+ words) The Sphere National Harbor project isn’t dead, but negotiations to make it a reality in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are in danger of rolling off the table as it approaches the final few days....

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (19+ words) Dozens of new laws will be going in effect in the District, Maryland and Virginia on Thursday, Oct. 1....