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Groundbreaking for Washington Adventist Hospital in White Oak
County officials took part in Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the 170-bed hospital set to open in early 2019 they hope will be a centerpiece of White Oak’s transformation. The hospital got permission from state regulators to move to the location from its current site in Takoma Park. [Montgomery Community Media]
Metro general manager lays out his plan to fix transit system
Paul Wiedefeld acknowledged the transit system has serious reliability problems and has lost the confidence of riders before announcing a list of actions meant to improve those situations. [Greater Greater Washington]
Pepco and Exelon make last-ditch effort to save merger in D.C.
The companies on Monday proposed three approaches–including one they characterized as a compromise–for merger approval from D.C.’s Public Service Commission. [Exelon]
Exelon CEO Chris Crane originally said his company would abandon the merger if it wasn’t approved by March 4, but that deadline has since been delayed. The Maryland Public Service Commission approved the merger last year. [RTO Insider]
Should District 8’s member of Congress have elected experience?
That was the question at a weekend candidates’ forum in Frederick County that got an animated response. Candidate David Trone, a multi-millionaire businessman who has never held office, criticized career politicians, eliciting a sharp rebuke from candidate Kumar Barve, a longtime state delegate. [Washington Post]
Kathleen Matthews unveils more congressional endorsements
The District 8 candidate got endorsements from Reps. Don Beyer (Virginia), Joe Crowley (New York), Steve Israel (New York) and John Larson (Connecticut). [Kathleen Matthews]
High temperature of 74 expected Tuesday
It will be mostly sunny with a light wind. [National Weather Service]
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