Virginia lawmakers are making their final push to build a new FBI headquarters in their state, while Maryland officials try to persuade the federal government to put it in Maryland.… Read more
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Inmate’s Estate Reaches Settlement with Arlington Jail
The family of an inmate who died in a northern Virginia jail has reached a wrongful death settlement with the county sheriff and the jail’s former health care provider.… Read more
As Many as 80k Marylanders Could Lose Medicaid Eligibility
Maryland officials are preparing for as many as 80,000 residents who could no longer qualify for Medicaid coverage this spring, as the federal government reinstates a requirement that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic for states to verify the eligibility of recipients.… Read more
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.… Read more
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
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Category Archives: Local News
Virginia, Maryland, Vie for New FBI Headquarters
Virginia lawmakers are making their final push to build a new FBI headquarters in their state, while Maryland officials try to persuade the federal government to put it in Maryland.… Continue Reading
Inmate’s Estate Reaches Settlement with Arlington Jail
The family of an inmate who died in a northern Virginia jail has reached a wrongful death settlement with the county sheriff and the jail’s former health care provider.… Continue Reading
As Many as 80k Marylanders Could Lose Medicaid Eligibility
Maryland officials are preparing for as many as 80,000 residents who could no longer qualify for Medicaid coverage this spring, as the federal government reinstates a requirement that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic for states to verify the eligibility of recipients.… Continue Reading
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