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Metro ramps up fare evasion enforcement as losses hit $50 million in fiscal 2025
Fare evasion, whether jumping over subway station rails or not paying to get onto the bus, has become a common practice for many riders across the Washington metropolitan area, rising 26 percent in 2025.
An enormous mound of snow is still sitting in a Baltimore mall parking lot
BALTIMORE – After a week of weather in the 90s, there is still a massive pile of snow in a Baltimore mall parking lot. This “snowcrete” hasn’t melted, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to anytime soon.
Chesapeake Bay Week returns to Maryland Public Television
Chesapeake Bay Week returns next week with more than 30 documentaries and programs celebrating the richness of the bay.
Battles over data centers intensify in the Maryland State House and communities
Maryland lawmakers passed legislation to regulate data centers as some activists fight to limit them in their communities. Supporters, meanwhile, push back.
Maryland passes vaccine legislature, as RFK Jr. plans to reduce federal vaccine involvement
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy spoke to the House Committee on Ways and Means about his department’s priorities. For Maryland lawmakers, this directly opposes legislature just signed into law this week.
Last-minute lawsuit halts plan to remove D.C. bike lanes
WASHINGTON – Protesters celebrate a lawsuit that has temporarily blocked federal efforts to dismantle part of a bike lane on the National Mall. Federal officials say removing the lane would improve traffic flow during major events. Bike advocates are pushing…
Prince George’s County passes bill to clarify no waiting period for missing persons reports
LARGO, Md. – DeCara Rose’s Law passed by the Prince George County Council this week in honor of DeCara Rose Tompson. This law prohibits the waiting period required to file a missing persons report and reinforces they can be filed…
Maryland lawmakers, residents react to new Vax Act
In a move to pull away from federal government policies, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore this week signed the Vax Act to allow the state to set its own vaccine recommendations. The act gives more agency to the secretary of the…
RFK defends the Trump administration on rising healthcare costs
WASHINGTON–Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy took no blame for the rising costs of health care in America during a meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday. Instead, he focused on what he…