Gift ShareProtesters descending on Washington for a fifth day of demonstrations on Tuesday found one of the nation’s most symbolic places for political rallies — Lafayette Square, across from White House — entirely closed off with a tall chain-link fence. Thousands of people protesting George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody were forced to gather outside the park earlier Tuesday, where a day before peaceful demonstrators had been forcefully cleared by federal forces at the behest of Attorney General William P. Barr. It was the largest crowd since Washington protests began Friday...…Gift ShareProtesters descending on Washington for a fifth day of demonstrations on Tuesday found one of the nation’s most symbolic places for political rallies — Lafayette Square, across from White House — entirely closed off with a tall chain-link fence. Thousands of people protesting George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody were forced to gather outside the park earlier Tuesday, where a day before peaceful demonstrators had been forcefully cleared by federal forces at the behest of Attorney General William P. Barr. It was the largest crowd since Washington protests began Friday...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMaryland will conduct November’s election as a “normal” affair, Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday, opening every precinct and early-voting center while arming election workers with protective equipment to limit spread of the novel coronavirus.Hogan (R) did not endorse a proposal to mail ballots to every voter, as the state did for its . He said he will ask the Board of Elections to instead send an application to vote by mail to all eligible voters, part of an effort to reduce how many people need to vote in person.His...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMaryland will conduct November’s election as a “normal” affair, Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday, opening every precinct and early-voting center while arming election workers with protective equipment to limit spread of the novel coronavirus.Hogan (R) did not endorse a proposal to mail ballots to every voter, as the state did for its . He said he will ask the Board of Elections to instead send an application to vote by mail to all eligible voters, part of an effort to reduce how many people need to vote in person.His...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe two energy companies behind the controversial 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline on Sunday abandoned their six-year bid to build it, saying the project has become too costly and the regulatory environment too uncertain to justify further investment.The natural-gas pipeline would have on its way from West Virginia through Virginia and into North Carolina, building an energy infrastructure proponents said would attract economic development to the region.The abrupt abandonment sparked jubilation among environmental and...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe two energy companies behind the controversial 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline on Sunday abandoned their six-year bid to build it, saying the project has become too costly and the regulatory environment too uncertain to justify further investment.The natural-gas pipeline would have on its way from West Virginia through Virginia and into North Carolina, building an energy infrastructure proponents said would attract economic development to the region.The abrupt abandonment sparked jubilation among environmental and...WW…

ADPlease NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. A new wave of -related restrictions was introduced in the Washington region Thursday, with more Maryland jurisdictions eliminating indoor dining and Virginia imposing a statewide curfew to keep residents home late at night.The from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) also includes an expanded mask mandate and lowers the number of people allowed in social gatherings. The measures, which will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, do not change rules for restaurants, stores or houses of worship.The...…ADPlease NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. A new wave of -related restrictions was introduced in the Washington region Thursday, with more Maryland jurisdictions eliminating indoor dining and Virginia imposing a statewide curfew to keep residents home late at night.The from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) also includes an expanded mask mandate and lowers the number of people allowed in social gatherings. The measures, which will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, do not change rules for restaurants, stores or houses of worship.The...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Leaders of Maryland’s most populous jurisdictions pushed for unified shutdowns Wednesday to curb the surging coronavirus as some reimposed the toughest restrictions since the spring.Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) banning all indoor dining, hours after Baltimore City forbade any dining at restaurants, indoors or outdoors. The city’s new protocols are the strictest...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Leaders of Maryland’s most populous jurisdictions pushed for unified shutdowns Wednesday to curb the surging coronavirus as some reimposed the toughest restrictions since the spring.Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) banning all indoor dining, hours after Baltimore City forbade any dining at restaurants, indoors or outdoors. The city’s new protocols are the strictest...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by D.C. tightened restrictions Monday to confront rising coronavirus cases, a move that follows similar actions in neighboring jurisdictions and puts the entire Washington region under more strict pandemic protocols.Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) a ban on indoor gatherings of more than 10 people — including Thanksgiving dinners, since the order takes effect Wednesday — and outdoor...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by D.C. tightened restrictions Monday to confront rising coronavirus cases, a move that follows similar actions in neighboring jurisdictions and puts the entire Washington region under more strict pandemic protocols.Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) a ban on indoor gatherings of more than 10 people — including Thanksgiving dinners, since the order takes effect Wednesday — and outdoor...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Maryland and its largest jurisdiction toughened pandemic-related restrictions Tuesday as the Washington region’s coronavirus caseloads set more record highs amid a national spike.Gov. Larry Hogan (R) reimposed restrictions for the first time since the start of the pandemic, saying health metrics show the state has “crossed over into the danger zone.” Leaders across the region...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Maryland and its largest jurisdiction toughened pandemic-related restrictions Tuesday as the Washington region’s coronavirus caseloads set more record highs amid a national spike.Gov. Larry Hogan (R) reimposed restrictions for the first time since the start of the pandemic, saying health metrics show the state has “crossed over into the danger zone.” Leaders across the region...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Some of Maryland’s largest jurisdictions added new coronavirus restrictions Thursday as caseloads across the greater Washington region jumped to record territory for a ninth consecutive day.Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties joined Baltimore City on Thursday in implementing Maryland’s strictest limits for indoor social gatherings, forbidding groups of more than 10...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Some of Maryland’s largest jurisdictions added new coronavirus restrictions Thursday as caseloads across the greater Washington region jumped to record territory for a ninth consecutive day.Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties joined Baltimore City on Thursday in implementing Maryland’s strictest limits for indoor social gatherings, forbidding groups of more than 10...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePossibly averting a court battle, Maryland’s largest county on Friday backed off a controversial ban on in-person instruction at private schools.Montgomery County Health Officer Travis Gayles rescinded both of his orders calling for online-only teaching, saying the state’s latest effort to thwart the ban gave him no option, despite his standing concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic.Gayles “continues to strongly advise schools against in-person learning due to the risks posed by COVID-19,” the county said in a...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePossibly averting a court battle, Maryland’s largest county on Friday backed off a controversial ban on in-person instruction at private schools.Montgomery County Health Officer Travis Gayles rescinded both of his orders calling for online-only teaching, saying the state’s latest effort to thwart the ban gave him no option, despite his standing concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic.Gayles “continues to strongly advise schools against in-person learning due to the risks posed by COVID-19,” the county said in a...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Most of Virginia will enter a second phase of reopening from the prolonged coronavirus shutdown on Friday, Gov. Ralph Northam said, citing steady declines in the number of covid-19 hospitalizations and rates of people testing positive since he began lifting shutdown restrictions nearly three weeks ago.Both Northern Virginia and the city of Richmond, which were hit harder by...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Most of Virginia will enter a second phase of reopening from the prolonged coronavirus shutdown on Friday, Gov. Ralph Northam said, citing steady declines in the number of covid-19 hospitalizations and rates of people testing positive since he began lifting shutdown restrictions nearly three weeks ago.Both Northern Virginia and the city of Richmond, which were hit harder by...WW…