LAUREL — Hundreds of thousands of tolls have gone unpaid on Maryland’s Intercounty Connector, but officials hope a new law will help them crack down on toll scofflaws. Records obtained by WTOP-FM show 862,458 tolls have not been paid since ...

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A few Maryland government and politics headlines for Monday.

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The House of Delegates on Saturday approved a $3.5 billion capital budget that includes money for major Baltimore revitalization projects, infrastructure improvements for a proposed Western Maryland casino and renovations of Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium in Harford County.

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LAUREL — Nearly 7,000 speeding tickets have been issued to drivers on the Intercounty Connector since it opened in November, 2011. That’s according to documents obtained by WTOP, which reports that nearly 200 of the tickets were to drivers traveling ...

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Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. has plopped the burden of pushing a transportation funding plan through the General Assembly squarely on the shoulders of Gov. Martin O'Malley.

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ANNAPOLIS — A gas tax increase is among the ideas Maryland’s Senate president is floating to raise badly needed money for transportation. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller told reporters Wednesday his plan includes a proposal to raise about $300 ...

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GREENBELT — Maryland State Highway Administration officials say crews are working to repair cracks found in overpasses on the Intercounty Connector. Inspectors for the administration have discovered cracks on 10 bridges along the new $2.5 billion toll highway. David Buck, ...

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WASHINGTON — Since opening last year, the Intercounty Connector has provided thousands of Maryland motorists with their first direct, congestion-free drive between Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Gleeful drivers say the highway has cut up to a half-hour off their ...

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Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Beverley K. Swaim-Staley said Monday she is stepping down effective July 1 after a 25-year career in state government. Swaim-Staley was appointed in September 2009 by Gov. Martin O’Malley to oversee the department’s $3.8 billion ...

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State Sen. E.J. Pipkin, R-Upper Shore, has turned his sights on another branch of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration. The top Republican in the upper chamber, Pipkin called Friday for the resignation of Transportation Secretary Beverley K. Swaim-Staley in the wake ...

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