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O'Malley signs wind farms, jobs agenda into law
Matt Connolly
Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the year's first slew of bills into law Tuesday after a General Assembly session that saw the Democrat's entire agenda pass. Chief among the approved legislation is a requirement that, by 2017, 2.5 percent of all energy sold in Maryland come from a wind...
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The 3-Minute Interview: Homeless advocate Alexis Lindsay
Matt Connolly
Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013
Lindsay is the coordinator for Covenant House Washington's Sleep Out: Young Professional Edition, in which young D.C. professionals sleep outside for a night to show support for the city's homeless youth. Sleep Out will take place Friday night. This is the first year for the Young Professional...
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Prince George's County schools overhaul gets preliminary approval in state senate
Matt Connolly
Published: Thu, Apr 4, 2013
The Maryland Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to legislation that would allow Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker to take greater control over the county's school system. While Baker had originally asked for full control over the system's $1.7 billion budget along with the...
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Prince George's state senators pass watered down school reform bill
Matt Connolly
Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013
State senators from Prince George's County approved a bill giving County Executive Rushern Baker more control over the county school system, though the proposal is a far cry from Baker's original takeover plans. Under the bill, the system's $1.7 billion in funding would remain in the hands of...
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Washington Nationals fans set sights on October after Opening Day win
Matt Connolly
Published: Mon, Apr 1, 2013
A red sea of optimistic fans poured into Nationals Park on Monday for Opening Day in what baseball experts and fans alike think could be a special season. The result, a 2-0 win over the Miami Marlins, did little to temper their expectations. "I don't want to say we're going to the World...
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Teen vaccination rates against sexually transmitted virus lag
Matt Connolly
Published: Sat, Mar 30, 2013
About half of the Washington area's teenagers are vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus linked to numerous cancers, lagging behind vaccination rates for other diseases despite the efforts of local and national health officials over the last decade. In Maryland, 45.7 percent of...
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An HPV vaccine primer
Matt Connolly
Published: Sat, Mar 30, 2013
While human papillomavirus vaccination rates are rising, experts hope better public education will allow them to reach the levels of other common vaccines. HPV vaccines are given in three doses, preferably when a child is 11 or 12, because they are most effective before he or she is sexually...
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The 3-Minute Interview: Filmfest DC founder Tony Gittens
Matt Connolly
Published: Thu, Mar 28, 2013
Gittens is founder and director of Filmfest DC, currently in its 27th year. The international film festival, which features more than 75 films, runs from April 11 to April 21. How did Filmfest get started? I had been doing some film exhibitions around the city years ago. Some friends and I...
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Prince George's County Council members want dance halls, pawn shops cleared out
Matt Connolly
Published: Wed, Mar 27, 2013
A pair of Prince George's County Council members are dreaming of a neighborhood free of banquet halls, check-cashing businesses and pawn shops. Under a proposal from Councilwoman Karen Toles, D-Suitland, and Councilman Obie Patterson, D-Fort Washington, those establishments and others would...
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