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Metrorail opts for even more severe summer closures
The board that oversees the metropolitan Washington region's Metrorail system is taking advantage of decreased ridership by greatly expanding a series of planned maintenance closures over the summer.
DC Council approves report recommending member’s expulsion
The D.C. City Council has voted to try and force out a member found to have repeatedly violated ethics rules.
Metro board moves to make ethics probes public post scandal
Members of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board want to make future ethics investigations public after the secrecy surrounding one this summer was widely criticized and culminated in two resignations.
Maryland withholds $50M from DC Transit amid funding dispute
WASHINGTON — Washington’s Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is asking Maryland to release over $50 million the state has withheld for a month amid ongoing funding disputes. The Washington Post reports Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld recently sent a letter to Maryland officials requesting funds be released immediately, warning Metro’s credit rating could take a hit. Maryland [...]
Maryland to withhold $55.6M in capital funds from WMATA
Maryland's transportation secretary says the state will withhold about $55.6 million in capital funds from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority due to a lack of transparency about how state money is being used.
FBI searches home of Metro chair amid grand jury probe
Federal agents have searched the home of the chair of the Washington, D.C., transit authority, days after he announced his resignation over an ethics violation.
Metro chair announces resignation, says he violated ethics
The chair of the Washington, D.C., transit authority has announced his resignation hours after a legal memo became public and verified that he violated board ethics.
Officials want results of ethics probe into Metro chairman
The governors of Virginia and Maryland and the mayor of Washington, D.C., want Virginia transit officials to release the findings of an ethics investigation into their board chairman.
Virginia calls for release of Metro ethics investigation
Virginia is asking Washington, D.C., transit officials to release the findings of a recent ethics investigation into their board chairman.
‘Ethically compromised’: Maryland gov wants Metro chair gone
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has called for the chair of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to resign from the board, calling him "ethically compromised."
DC Metro chief gets $37.5K raise despite worker objections
The general manager of Washington's troubled Metro system has received a nearly 10 percent raise, over objections from agency workers.
I spy an error: 4-year-old catches MARC omission on Metrorail map
A 4-year-old boy playing a game with his father on a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority train spied with his little eye an error.
