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Administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Bryan Bedford on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 19, 2026. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Jul 17, 2026

FAA chief vows fast time-table to reform air traffic control systems

The head of the FAA says the agency needs another $10 billion from Congress to reform the antiquated U.S. air traffic control system.

The Webber Dam, on the Grand River in Ionia County, is one of 13 hydroelectric dams Consumers Energy is seeking to sell to Confluence Hydro LLC, a subsidiary of Maryland-based private equity firm Hull Street Energy LLC. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jul 13, 2026

$270M pledged to sweeten Michigan dam deal with Bethesda-based firm

Consumers Energy has sweetened the pot for the proposed sale of 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan to a Maryland-based firm.

A U.S. flag flutters in front of shipping containers at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, July 11, 2025. (REUTERS/Daniel Cole)
Jul 13, 2026

Businesses brace for years of inflation as new costs pile up

American businesses are increasingly convinced that higher inflation is here to stay. Instead of fading, the forces pushing prices higher are multiplying.

Construction continues on a $1 billion, 520-acre data center Wednesday, May 20, 2026 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. It is being built for Meta, the trillion-dollar company that owns Facebook and Instagram. It's one of seven major data center projects pending in Wisconsin that combined are worth more than $57 billion. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jul 1, 2026

Western MD county approves data center moratorium

The Washington County commissioners voted 4-1 to approve a yearlong moratorium regarding data center applications.

The Webber Dam, on the Grand River in Ionia County, is one of 13 hydroelectric dams Consumers Energy is seeking to sell to Confluence Hydro LLC, a subsidiary of Maryland-based private equity firm Hull Street Energy LLC. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jun 16, 2026

Judge recommends Michigan PSC reject dam sales to Bethesda-based firm

A judge is recommending the Michigan Public Service Commission reject an attempt to sell 13 hydropower dams to a Maryland-based private equity firm.

Two years after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, the Weeks 533 crane drives a pile beneath the Patapsco River on the site of a new bridge. (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Apr 28, 2026

MD to part ways with Key Bridge contractor as work continues

Maryland transportation officials vowed to keep reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on track, even as they part ways with the current contractor and begin the search for a new one.

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Apr 9, 2026

MD utility reduces fluoride in water, citing Middle East conflict

The water utility for Maryland’s two largest counties has temporarily reduced the level of fluoride added to drinking water, citing supply chain challenges partly due to the war in Iran.

D.C. Water officials spent weeks repairing the section of the Potomac Interceptor that records show was first identified as a potential problem in 2018. (Louie Palu/Agence VU/For The Washington Post)
Apr 3, 2026

Catastrophic Potomac River sewage spill in MD followed years of delay on repairs, review finds

The D.C.-area utility responsible for a massive sewer line that failed catastrophically had planned to reinforce the aging section years ago but repeatedly delayed construction, an investigation found.

Federal Emergency Management Agency employees work ahead of a press conference at the FEMA National Response Coordination Center in Washington, D.C., January 24, 2026. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
Mar 26, 2026

FEMA resumes key disaster prevention program it canceled last year

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said it was resuming a disaster prevention program it canceled last year.

An electric vehicle charging location is shown from the view of a drone in Carlsbad, California, on May 14, 2025. (REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo)
Mar 17, 2026

MD, states say Trump proposal would make $5B EV charger fund unusable

Attorneys general from Maryland and 18 other states said a Trump administration proposal would effectively make a $5 billion electric vehicle charging program unusable.

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Feb 19, 2026

Barnes & Thornburg expands into Baltimore with additions

Barnes & Thornburg expands with a new Baltimore office, adding 35 lawyers nationwide and strengthening its public finance and infrastructure practices.

D.C. Water crews installed industrial pumps as part of a bypass system to try to deal with a broken pipeline in Maryland. (Courtesy of D.C. Water)
Jan 26, 2026

Pumps installed to divert sewage spill from Potomac River in MD

D.C. Water crews have installed high-powered pumps in Maryland in an effort to divert sewage after part of a major pipeline collapsed.