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State Roundup, February 3, 2012
The Maryland Reporter State Roundup
Feb 03Lockboxes are proposed to safeguard state transportation and bay trust funds; U.S. Interior Secretary Salazar gives green light to Mid-Atlantic offshore wind farms with quicker development process, but lawmakers remain unconvinced that industry is viab... »
Why Your Prius Will Bankrupt Our Highways
The Atlantic Business
Feb 02Gas taxes have funded U.S. highway construction for decades. But thanks to fuel efficient cars and a Congress allergic to tax-hikes, that system is breaking down. »
University Waits to Learn When Ground Can be Broken for East Campus
College Park Patch
Feb 01Campus officials expect to know in the next few days when ground can be broken for the first phase of the East Campus mixed-use development. University of Maryland President Wallace Loh shared this and other details about the status of the long-delayed... »
Choosing a Work Schedule that Puts the Kids First
Riverdale Park-University Park Patch
Feb 01“It’s not fair,” whines the six-year-old as I inform him it’s time to brush his teeth and get ready for school. I exhale, louder than I anticipate, and reply: “I know it’s not fair that I care so much about your teeth and your education. It must be dif... »
Pepco Purchases UMd.'s Award Winning WaterShed House
College Park Patch
Feb 01First the WaterShed, and the University of Maryland students who built the solar-powered home, earned international honors from the U.S. Department of Energy at the Solar Decathlon. Now they attracted an investment from Pepco, which is purchasing the W... »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
National Archives Now in Possession of the Magna Carta
DCist
Feb 02David Rubenstein, the billionaire venture capitalist and philanthropist, unveiled at the National Archives this morning his copy of the Magna Carta, the 13th-century English document that set the groundwork for our system of common law. [ more › ] »
Ballston Real Estate adds Founders Square
Northern Virginia Real Estate
Feb 02Founders Square Founders Square is located just a few blocks from Ballston Metro, along Wilson Boulevard between Quincy and Randolph. When complete, it will be the first LEED neighborhood in Arlington County. LEED for neighborhoods is an innovative pro... »
Recent Prince George's County News (31 Jan 2012)
PG Politics
Feb 01Gory Prince George's Harris, Lenwood 'Lenny', 53, (2.005), 26 Jan 2012 postlocal Detectives are working to track down suspects and a motive in the slaying of Alexandria activist Lenny Harris wapo.st/AnNrA3 DanieljGross Police hope to ID anonymous calle... »
Post Sports Live: 2012 Super Bowl predictions, Blake Griffin’s dunk and Lefty vs. Gary
The Washington Post DC Sports Blog
Jan 31Dan Steinberg , LaVar Arrington and Liz Clarke joined Jonathan Forsythe on this week’s webcast to preview the Super Bowl, break down the Lefty vs. Gary controversy in College Park and attempt to put Blake Griffin’s latest highlight-reel dunk in context... »
More on Maryland prospect Shaquille Cleare
The Washington Post Terrapins Insider
Jan 31Maryland Coach Mark Turgeon has done an impressive job in his first season in College Park considering the personnel he inherited. But as I’ve told others, this may wind up being Turgeon’s worst season as coach of the Terrapins. One of the reasons that... »