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Developer faces uphill battle luring FBI to Westphalia
Matt Connolly
Published: Sat, May 25, 2013
While many Prince George's County officials have thrown their weight behind Greenbelt as a landing place for the new FBI headquarters, a massive Canadian developer is looking to change their minds. The Walton Group's proposal would swap part of its planned 479-acre Westphalia Town Center for...
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D.C. teen birth rate drops 15 percent as U.S. hits record low
Matt Connolly
Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
Teenage birth rates dropped in D.C. and nearly every other state from 2007 to 2011, with the country as a whole hitting a record low, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 42.8 births per 1,000 teenagers ages 15 to 19 in the District in...
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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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D.C. to make up to 16 vacant schools available for charters
Matt Connolly
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
District Mayor Vincent Gray announced Monday that 16 former public school buildings would be made available for public charters and other community organizations to use.
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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...
