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Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn says Montgomery County’s transportation policy is to create congestion
The Maryland Democratic Party released a video Tuesday from a February meeting showing state Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn saying that in Montgomery County there’s a policy to create traffic congestion. The exchange happens around two minutes into the clip. [YouTube]
Gov. Hogan claims legislation is redistributing transportation funding to Montgomery County in 2016
Gov. Larry Hogan issued a press release with two pie charts Tuesday purportedly showing how the Hogan administration would allocate transportation funding compared to a bill being pushed by the leadership in the General Assembly. Hogan’s chart shows Montgomery County receiving 96 percent of the 2016 funding under the leadership’s plan. [Maryland governor’s website]
Veep filming in Bethesda
Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the cast of the HBO political comedy Veep were spotted filming in Bethesda’s Westmoreland Hills neighborhood Sunday. [Washingtonian]
County Council passes offshore drilling resolution
The Montgomery County Council Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by County Council member Tom Hucker to oppose oil and gas drilling off the mid-Atlantic coast. [Bethesda Beat]
Mayor Bowser, D.C. attorney general reject latest Pepco-Exelon merger facets
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and the city’s Attorney General Karl Racine said they do not believe the D.C. Public Service Commission’s plan is viable for the merger, which could torpedo the deals already approved by several other states. [Washington Business Journal]
Smoking now banned at Rockville parks and facilities
The ban, which was approved by the City Council in October, includes the city’s central civic space, its public golf course and all other city parks. [City of Rockville, Bethesda Beat]
Metro to stop accepting paper fare cards
Starting March 6, the transit provider will only be accepting SmarTrip cards and will no longer accept paper fare cards. [WMATA]
Berliner recaps Cuba trip
Montgomery County Council Roger Berliner called the island a “fascinating place” where the people are friendly and love Americans. [MyMCMedia]
Verizon cable bills expected to rise
The broadcast fee, which pays for local TV programming, is expected to increase to $2.99 per month and the regional sports fee, which some customers pay to watch Nationals, Capitals and Wizards games, will rise to $5.89 in about two months. [Montgomery County]
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