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D.C.-area cities keep pace with Sun Belt growth
Matt Connolly
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
The nation's fastest-growing cities may be in the Sun Belt, but the District and nearby Alexandria and Gaithersburg are gaining residents at a blistering pace, according to census data released Thursday. D.C.'s population grew by 5.1 percent to 632,323 from 2010 to 2012, according to the...
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Washington area spends big bucks on its students
Matt Connolly
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
D.C. public schools spent $18,475 per student in fiscal 2011, more than any state outside of New York, according to census data released Tuesday. Among the country's 100 public school systems with the most students, Montgomery and Prince George's counties placed fourth and ninth.
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Prince George's plan would increase demolitions of blighted foreclosures
Matt Connolly
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
Prince George's County officials unveiled a new foreclosure action plan aimed at speeding up the demolition process after knocking down nearly 50 houses and apartment complexes so far this fiscal year. No county in Maryland was hit harder by the foreclosure crisis than Prince George's. The...
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Preakness a feast for people watchers
Matt Connolly
Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013
While InfieldFest sat smack dab in the middle of the track at the famed Preakness Stakes, it might as well have taken place on another planet entirely. Equal parts music festival and alcohol-fueled costume party, the celebration bore little resemblance to the pomp and circumstance of the rest...
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Maryland universities approve 3 percent tuition hike as college costs rise across region
Matt Connolly
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Maryland's state universities announced that in-state undergraduate tuition would rise by 3 percent, the same amount as the past three years. That means local students at the system's flagship College Park campus will pay $9,161 in tuition and fees next year, up from $8,908 this past year....
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Pennsylvania casino owner makes surprise casino bid in Maryland
Matt Connolly
Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013
Greenwood Racing's bid to build a Parx Casino in Fort Washington came as a surprise to many following Maryland's gambling saga, but company officials say the move had always been in the cards. "We've had our eye on the Prince George's County area going back almost 15 years," Greenwood CEO...
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Prince George's County exec wants waiver for county's residency requirement
Matt Connolly
Published: Tue, May 14, 2013
Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker is asking for an exemption to a law passed seven months ago mandating that appointees to county boards and commissions live within the county. In a proposal submitted to the council Tuesday, Baker requested that he be allowed to appoint Public...
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The 3-Minute Interview: Museum curator and author William L. Bird Jr.
Matt Connolly
Published: Tue, May 14, 2013
Bird is a curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History and the author of "Souvenir Nation," a book coming out May 21 that explores the origins of 50 of the museum's most interesting relics originally saved as keepsakes. What in your museum work gave you the idea...
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Prince George's County proposal would have landlords deal with criminal tenants
Matt Connolly
Published: Mon, May 13, 2013
Prostitution and gang activity are more than just a nuisance in Prince George's County, though a new County Council proposal would define them as such for the sake of policing. In 1993, the county instituted a public nuisance law to deal with the sale and use of illegal drugs on commercial...


