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Speed camera reform stalls in Virginia Senate 02/17/2025 11:15am • After lawmakers uncovered millions in speed camera revenue across Virginia, a proposal to tighten regulations on the devices has hit a legislative roadblock. The General Assembly now waits to see whether a pared-down version of the plan will survive without triggering an expansion of automated enfor Controversial BWI concessions contract finally wins approval ��� but not without a fight 02/13/2025 03:16pm • A divided Board of Public Works on Wednesday ended a bumpy, years-long process to find a concessions operator at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, awarding a lucrative 23-year contract to the incumbent concessionaire. Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Comptroller Brooke Lierman (D) voted to give the contract t On the stalled push for a Fairfax Co. casino, county leader says, 'I think it will come up again' 02/13/2025 03:13pm • A push to get a casino built in Fairfax County has stalled in the Virginia General Assembly, but Jeff McKay, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, said the issue is likely far from over. "I appreciate that it's dead," McKay said, before adding a significant caveat. "I think it Tax on sugary drinks in Md. could sweeten budget picture 02/12/2025 10:51am • 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. If passed, Maryland could become the first state to tack a 2-cents-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks, syrups and powders. The money raised would be earm Montgomery County Council approves plastic bag ban ��� with some exceptions 02/12/2025 04:49am • Maryland's Montgomery County joins Prince George's, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties in adopting a bill that imposes a county-wide ban on nearly all plastic bags at retailers. The "Bring Your Own Bag" bill passed unanimously by the 11-member Montgomery County Council on Tuesday afternoon. C Former Washington Wizard Bradley Beal's one-time Bethesda mansion hits the market. Yes, there's an indoor basketball court 02/11/2025 10:56am • Former Washington Wizards player Bradley Beal���s one-time Bethesda, Maryland, home is on the market for $11 million, and includes an indoor basketball court, outdoor tennis court, pool and spa. Beal sold the home in 2023 for $9.185 million after being traded to the Phoenix Suns, and it underwent $1 Huge uncertainty as Prince George���s works to close $170M budget gap 02/10/2025 02:11pm • Chaos within the federal government figures to have a big impact in Maryland's Prince George���s County. About 10% of the jobs in the county are federal ones, never mind all the county residents who might work in government offices located in D.C. and Virginia. But, what that impact will be just 'We're serving those who serve us': Local group puts food on the table for first responders 02/09/2025 07:07pm • Although recovery efforts from last month���s deadly collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines Passenger jet have concluded, hundreds of first responders across the area continue to decompress from their experience responding to the tragedy. That���s why Food on the Republican lawmakers propose bill to end DC's home rule 02/07/2025 11:30am • Two Republican members of Congress have proposed a bill to end D.C.'s home rule, taking a jab at the city's mayor in its name. On Thursday, Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles introduced the "Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident (BOWSER) Act" in Congress, nam Tysons-based MicroStrategy changes name to Strategy (with a Bitcoin 'B') 02/06/2025 09:20am • MicroStrategy, one of Northern Virginia's oldest technology companies, has a new corporate name that it said reflects its new focus on Bitcoin. Tysons-based MicroStrategy is now Strategy. Its new logo follows the name with a stylized Bitcoin "B." Strategy's new logo follows the name with a st Plan to build casino in Tysons passes Virginia Senate 02/04/2025 06:43pm • A bill that would build a casino, concert venue, conference center and hotel in Tysons has passed the Virginia Senate. Plans for the Tysons Entertainment District passed with a vote of 24 to 16 on Tuesday. ���I thank my colleagues who supported this bill to give Fairfax County the authority to DC-area restaurants close Monday in support of 'A Day Without Immigrants' 02/03/2025 03:18pm • Several businesses in the D.C. area were shutdown Monday as immigrants across the nation protested President Donald Trump���s crackdown on illegal immigration by not going to work Monday. The initiative, called ���A Day Without Immigrants,��� is meant to highlight the importance of immigrants to How costly could Trump's tariffs be for Americans? 02/01/2025 12:34pm • President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on Saturday. The move is seen as an effort to pressure America's largest trading partners into cracking down on illegal immigration and fentanyl smuggling over U.S. borders. However, economists are warning that the move Toll breaks for Virginia drivers? Lawmakers weigh costly proposal 01/30/2025 12:19pm • For Virginians who spend hundreds of dollars on tolls each month, relief could be on the horizon ��� if lawmakers can stomach the price tag. A proposal to ease toll burdens for frequent drivers and low-income residents cleared a key hurdle in the state legislature this week, as a House Transporta Virginia car tax credit hits dead end before Senate panel 01/29/2025 09:52am • At the crack of dawn on Tuesday, a Democratic-led Senate subcommittee rejected or delayed several of Gov. Glenn Youngkin���s signature tax cut proposals, opting instead to fold them into ongoing budget negotiations or disregard them altogether. The Senate Finance Resources subcommittee, chaired b