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VIDEO: Lawmakers look to fix the faulty tix, or nix the speed pix

Members of a Maryland House committee hear arguments on a number of bills seeking to limit and, in some cases, eliminate, the use of speed cameras around the state.

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Backers gird for Purple Line funding battle

By CHRIS LEYDEN, CNS GREENBELT -- Prince George’s County, state and local officials called for Purple Line funding Thursday, saying the county is ready to make the rail line

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Detours and delays

Drivers take note! You will find detours and delays this week in Takoma Park. A major traffic artery was blocked west-bound in Old Town Takoma Thurday, Oct 11. Neighboring

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TRANSPORTATION: Maryland schools in the path of the Purple Line

TRANSPORTATION • BY TIM EBNER, CNS Scroll down for an interactive map of the path of the proposed Purple Line. Proposed construction on the Purple Line will not begin

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TRANSPORTATION: Gov. O’Malley says gas tax would address safety, congestion concerns

TRANSPORTATION • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley defended his proposed six percent sales tax on gasoline before House and Senate committees Wednesday, saying Maryland needs to address

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MARYLAND: Metropolitan sprawl puts urban in suburban

MARYLAND • BY MARK MILLER, CNS When the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area logged a population increase last decade, the most dramatic changes came in outlying counties like Charles

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TRANSPORTATION: Montgomery County budget recommendation could leave Metropolitan Branch Trail in limbo

TRANSPORTATION • BY KIRSTY GROFF Metropolitan Branch Trail work in Montgomery County could be delayed indefinitely, if Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett’s budget recommendations are approved by the

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TRANSPORTATION: Silver Spring parking rates increase

TRANSPORTATION • BY AMANADA ZIADEH The increased long-term parking rates in the Silver Spring Parking Lot District went into affect Jan. 1 after the Montgomery County Council approved

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TRANSPORTATION: New Silver Spring Transit Center faces delay

TRANSPORTATION • BY AMANDA ZIADEH The completion of the new Silver Spring Transit Center may be delayed after a contractor error that left the concrete in various places

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TRANSPORTATION: Pay phone

VIDEO • BY KERRI MCCUNE / CNS TV On October 1, 2011 a new law banning all texting while driving took effect in Maryland. The prohibition became law

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