The Bay Bridge has become the bain of our existence on the Broadneck Peninsula. Unfortunately, this week brought another Bay Bridge traffic disaster and massive traffic backup.
Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker (D) railed, at a rally Tuesday, against Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s plan to partner with private companies to widen part of the Capital Beltway and I-270 and replace the American Legion Bridge. (Maryland Matters/Bruce DePuyt)
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The Maryland Transportation Authority voted on Tuesday to advance Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s plan to widen portions of two Montgomery County highways and rebuild the American Legion Bridge.
Shortly after the vote, a leading foe of the controversial project told a rally in Rockville that he and Rep. Anthony G. Brown (D-Md.) recently lobbied U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to reject the governor’s plan, claiming it fails key equity and climate tests.
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The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Prince George’s County took place Tuesday. Governor s Office photo
EHRLICHS PUSH VACCINES IN NEW ANTI-COVID CAMPAIGN: Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich and former first lady Kendel Ehrlich are participants in the state’s campaign to urge Marylanders to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, writes Bryan Renbaum for Maryland Reporter.
DELEGATES PUSH AGAINST HOGAN ENDING ENHANCED JOBLESS BENEFITS: Some Maryland delegates pushed back Tuesday against the governor’s recent decision to end expanded unemployment benefits without evidence that it would lead to job gains, Elizabeth Shwe writes in Maryland Matters. “I don’t disagree that there are more jobs available; I don’t disagree that there are challenges in getting people into those jobs…but there doesn’t seem to be any behavioral economics or macroeconomic analysis that suggests that this decision is going to help people get in
Gov. Cuomo Picks Sarah Feinberg for New York MTA Chair
In a move that the New York Daily News characterized as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s effort to solidify his control of the nation’s largest transit agency, Sarah Feinberg has been tapped by the governor to serve as the chair of the New York MTA. She’d be the first woman to serve in the role.
Along with Feinberg’s nomination, which must be approved by the New York state Senate, Cuomo submitted a bill to the legislature that would split the roles of MTA chair and CEO. Pat Foye, who currently holds both titles, will become head of New York State’s economic-development agency, the Empire State Development Corporation.