Since 1999, professional sports organizations in the United States have spent at least $41.3 million lobbying Washington on a range of bills and issues, a Capital News Service analysis found.
Proposed legislation aims to stop online sex trafficking
WASHINGTON – Last year, Maryland had the 13th-most sex trafficking cases in the country with 161, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. This year, the hotline reported 61 sex trafficking cases in this the state as of June 30.…
Amtrak unveils comfier seats, better lighting in coaches
WASHINGTON – Amtrak riders in the Northeast and Midwest can expect to see more comfortable rides in the coming months as the passenger rail service continues interior overhauls of more than 450 of its coaches. Amtrak’s efforts to refresh the…
McCain to Navy: Fix your problem of overworked sailors
WASHINGTON — After four Navy collisions within the past year resulting in the deaths of 17 seamen, Arizona Sen. John McCain on Tuesday told military officials he had arrived at a simple conclusion: sailors are being worked too hard. “All…
A chance for Nationals to capitalize on Dodgers swoon
WASHINGTON – A curse has tormented sports fans in Washington since its NFL football franchise’s Super Bowl victory in 1992 – but baseball fans in the nation’s capital have suffered for even longer. Washington hasn’t seen a World Series championship…
Ship collisions that killed Maryland sailors reflect stresses on fleet, Navy officials say
WASHINGTON – Insufficient training and ship maintenance may have played a part in four naval ship collisions this year, U.S. Navy officials and government auditors told a congressional hearing on Thursday. Admiral Bill Moran, vice chief of naval operations, told…