Clark Enterprises has a new CEO
Lawrence Nussdorf, a friend and confidant of late Clark Enterprises CEO Jim Clark, will take over Clark’s job at the downtown Bethesda-based construction giant. [Washington Business Journal]
Lane closures coming to Old Georgetown Road
State Highway crews will shut down two lanes of Old Georgetown Road near Cedar Lane overnight in both directions for much of the rest of June. [State Highway Administration]
State officials: Children should be able to walk outside unsupervised
Two months after the latest controversy involving the “free-range parenting” Meitiv family in Silver Spring, state officials said Child Protective Services shouldn’t get involved if kids are simply playing or walking outside unsupervised. [Washington Post]
Good news for Red Line riders?
On Thursday, Metro’s Finance Committee approved adding new trains to the Red Line to eliminate the so-called “Grosvenor Turnback” at the Grosvenor-Strathmore station. [Metro]
The move means Metro will no longer stop half of its trains at Grosvenor and turn them back toward Washington, D.C., a fact celebrated by Marc Korman, the local state delegate who has made improving Metro a legislative priority. [Marc Korman via Facebook]
Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation also celebrated the decision, which would go into effect starting in the summer of 2018. [MCDOT via Twitter]
No more e-cigs where regular cigarettes are banned
A Montgomery County law that outlaws vaping wherever traditional tobacco cigarette products are also banned goes into effect today. [Montgomery County Council]
Van Hollen introduces gun control bill
Rep. Chris Van Hollen and some Democratic colleagues are pitching a bill that would encourage states to make gun purchasers pass background checks. [Chris Van Hollen]
People’s Counsel will appeal Pepco merger approval
The Office of People’s Counsel, a state agency created to represent ratepayers in utility regulation hearings, disagrees with a separate state commission’s decision to allow the $6.8 billion merger between Pepco and Chicago-based Exelon. [Office of People’s Counsel]
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