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State Roundup: New law raises penalties for threats against elections workers; more than 1,000 businesses seek emergency aid in wake of Key Bridge disaster

State Roundup: New law raises penalties for threats against elections workers; more than 1,000 businesses seek emergency aid in wake of Key Bridge disaster
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Breakfast links: Arlington has lowest county-level traffic fatality rate in country

Arlington County has lowest traffic fatality rate in nation among counties with 100,000+ people. WMATA announces partial Red Line closure this summer as part of Purple Line construction. DC readies for next comprehensive planning process.

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How Boeing dropped the ball on air safety

The company has been plagued by accidents and crashes that have hurt its once-golden reputation

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Breakfast links: WMATA board weighs difficult budget tradeoffs

Some WMATA board members think doomsday budget is avoidable, but they still face tough path forward. Potential Potomac Yard “transit arena” doesn’t have enough transit for an arena. Photojournalist captures DC’s dramatic development over the course of 20+ years.

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Washington Post Pushes Minimum Wage Hikes, Downplays Hardship on Small Business Operators

"For those scraping by on minimum wage, an increase sounds good." That was the Einstein-brilliant headline for the February 25 Metro section article by Washington Post staff writer Michael Laris, which looked at how a "Young Pr[ince] George's [County] father finds little money left to advance dreams." Laris's 44-paragraph story began with the plight of 24-year-old father Tyrrell Brown, who "makes minimum wage as a cashier at the Family Dollar in Forest Heights," Maryland, a town just outside the District of Columbia. "[E]ven with the job, the income of his girlfriend, Janise Creek, and support from their parents, they can't afford to get their own apartment with their daughter Jayla," Laris noted, quoting Brown in the next paragraph complaining, "Who can live off this little bit of money every week?"

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