Work on the high-speed superconducting magnetic levitation (SCMAGLEV) system could begin as soon as 2019.
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Baltimore is a popular site for Oscar-nominated movies filmed in Maryland
Maryland has served as a filming site for Oscar-nominated movies since the 1940s. Movies filmed in Maryland have a combined 42 Oscar nominations and 6 wins, with Baltimore being the most popular filming site.
WMATA delays prompt backlash on Twitter after #Back2Good campaign launch
Orange and Silver Lines were significantly delayed on Wednesday due to a brake malfunction that led to single-tracking trains.
“Black Panther” dominates the box office — and social media
“Black Panther” broke box office records in its opening weekend. And social media is lauding the movie’s message of diversity.
Critics hit Trump’s food program plan as ‘devastating’ to Maryland
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s budget proposal for fiscal 2019 includes an overhaul of a supplemental food assistance program for low-income people that could affect nearly 750,000 Marylanders. Many in the state’s predominantly Democratic congressional delegation are attacking the White…
Hogan, Democrat introduce bills creating school watchdogs
Prompted by alleged grade-fixing in Prince George’s County Public Schools and fraud allegations, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and a Democratic Delegate are pushing for bills that would provide more accountability in public schools.
#InfrastructurePlan versus #InfrastructureScam: Trump’s proposed plan sparks debate online
President Donald Trump’s new infrastructure plan, unveiled earlier this week, sparks debate on social media.
Maryland politicians among those reacting to Florida school shooting on social media
Maryland politicians and other social media users took to Twitter to plea for change in response to the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. with #GunReformNow and #ParklandSchoolShooting hashtags.
Maryland Education panel releases recommendations
State Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. and House Speaker Michael E. Busch, and former Chancellor Brit Kirwan, joined by Senate and House members, announced preliminary recommendations of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education — known as the “Kirwan Commission” on Thursday.
Trump’s proposed Chesapeake Bay cleanup cuts face Hill battle
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s plan to slash 90 percent of Chesapeake Bay cleanup funding, which could dismantle several decades of environmental restoration, met resistance from Maryland’s Democratic congressional delegation. The cuts, which would drop the budget for Chesapeake Bay…