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Clock Is Ticking On Virginia Transportation Funding Compromise

Lawmakers in Richmond have until Saturday to find middle ground on a plan to fund the transportation system of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Gas Prices In D.C. Area Continue To Rise

Commuters in the D.C. Metro area are feeling the effects of higher prices at the pump, but some experts say the worst this year is yet to come.

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Metro Delays Abound Over President's Day Weekend

Federal employees can enjoy some extra time off this President's Day Weekend, but with station closings around the Metro system, don't expect to get anywhere too quickly.

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Metro Pegs Green Line Fiasco On Miscommunications

Metro released their version massive delays on the Green Line in late January, citing miscommunication as the cause of a chaotic commute, where an estimated 200 riders abandoned a stranded train.

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New Details On Political Wrangling At Airports Authority

A former member of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board says the agency's leaders were actively involved in the political manuevering that led to the removal of two pro-labor colleagues.

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MWAA Board Targeted Pro-Labor Members In Silver Line Struggle

A former member of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board says the agency's leaders were actively involved in the political manuevering that led to the removal of two pro-labor colleagues.

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Transportation Priorities Trump Funding, McDonnell Critics Say

While the diminishing prospects for a compromise on transportation funding in Virginia has captured headlines, smart growth advocates say funding alternatives to highways should be the real priority.

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Montgomery County Urges MDOT Not To Divert Purple Line Funds

Montgomery County officials are urging Maryland's transportation department not to shift funds needed to design the Purple Line light rail project into other areas.

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McDonnell's Transportation Funding Plan Dies In Virginia Senate

Two Republican floor amendments were shot down in the Virginia Senate Tuesday evening, effectively killing the transportation funding plan endorsed by the governor.

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D.C. Most Congested Area The Fourth Year Running

Anybody who drives in the D.C. area knows the roads are often jammed, but for the fourth year in a row, a report has identified commutes in the area as the nation's worst.

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