Latest from Katherine Shaver
Maryland businesses hurt by Purple Line construction eligible for $2.5 million in aid
State lawmaker says the financial help will come over the next three fiscal years.
- Apr 15, 2021
Third attempt to tighten Md.’s public-private partnership law fails in Senate
Opponents of adding toll lanes to the Beltway and Interstate 270 say the state should better scrutinize decades-long deals worth billions.
- Apr 15, 2021
Maryland lawmakers vote to let developers replace cut trees by preserving existing forest
Legislation aimed at keeping development moving would also direct the state to plant 5 million trees. The governor is expected to sign it.
- Apr 14, 2021
Maryland lawmakers debate how forests lost to development should be replaced
A state program doesn’t do enough to promote new tree planting, critics say.
- Apr 8, 2021
Maryland explores tightening law on public-private partnerships amid proposal to build new toll lanes
Critics of a state plan to build toll lanes say the Purple Line and other problematic projects reveal potential pitfalls of such partnerships.
- Mar 27, 2021
Maryland delays first vote on contract to develop toll lanes on Beltway, I-270
State officials say they are working to resolve a protest lodged by an unsuccessful bidder.
- Mar 19, 2021
Purple Line opponents argue that construction violates federal water protections
The light-rail project foes are appealing a court ruling in their third, and final, lawsuit.
- Mar 11, 2021
Americans have started leaving home even more than before the pandemic, cellphone data shows
As coronavirus cases decline, the country is showing a pent-up desire to venture out, researchers say.
- Mar 11, 2021
Montgomery asks state whether Purple Line can be single-tracked in Bethesda station
Finding room to rebuild a recreational trail inside the station would save millions, the county said.
- Mar 6, 2021
Losing bidder protests Maryland selection for Beltway, I-270 toll lanes developer
Maryland transportation officials won’t say which bid team is protesting or why.
- Mar 4, 2021