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Washington County Board addresses racial covenants. Here's what property owners can expect.
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (266+ words) The 741 property owners in Washington County whose deeds contain a racial covenant will receive a letter this month explaining how they can discharge the covenant for free if they so choose. A racial covenant is a clause in a property…...
King Charles III heads to Washington on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (998+ words) By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JILL LAWLESS WASHINGTON " Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from Britain under King George III, his descendant King Charles III'lands in Washington on Monday with'trans-Atlantic ties under strain'and security in the…...
Judge extends pause on work to turn Maryland warehouse into immigrant detention
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (493+ words) A federal judge extended a pause Wednesday on transforming a massive Maryland warehouse into a processing facility for immigrants in a development that comes as federal immigration officials review a plan to house tens of thousands in converted industrial buildings....
Gov. Wes Moore falls short in push to redraw Maryland's congressional map to boost Democrats
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (711+ words) The clock officially ran out on the proposal late Monday night as the state legislative session ended, a casualty of internal party disagreements. In the end, the Maryland Senate left the bill in a committee, with Democrats who control the…...
Washington's cherry blossoms hit peak bloom, sending a fleeting burst of pink across the capital
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (546+ words) It's finally peak bloom for the airy pink cherry blossoms in Washington, a welcome sign of spring in a city of concrete and granite continuously weighed down by the necessary heft of the nation's decision-making. The thousands of blooming cherry…...
Washington County's tax levy set to rise as much as 6. 95%
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (650+ words) The Washington County Board on Tuesday unanimously approved its maximum levy " the upper limit of what the county can collect in property taxes " for 2026. The $150. 2 million tax levy represents a 6. 95 percent increase over 2025. The county tax rate is set to…...