Purple Line agreement addresses community’s concerns

Private, elected and community stakeholders signed a symbolic agreement to keep housing affordable and job opportunities accessible along Metro’s Purple line route. The agreement is intended to support four goals that were set: to keep housing affordable, promote sustainable and strong communities, provide support for and grow local businesses and increase the local labor market.

Democratic members of House oversight committee sue for details about Trump Hotel

Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee led by ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings, from Maryland’s 8th District, have filed suit to get information about President Trump’s hotel in Washington. Maryland 7th District Rep. Jamie Raskin says that information is critical to determining whether President Trump is acting unlawfully by privately benefiting in some way from the hotel that bears his name.

Trump’s campaign rhetoric worries criminal justice reformers

President-elect Trump promised on the campaign trail to be the ‘law and order president.’ But with no specific criminal justice policy proposals, minority communities are worried what this will mean for the potential for reform.