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Sophie Kaplan

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Sophie Kaplan was a metro reporter for The Washington Times.

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, center, leaves a news conference alongside state transportation secretary Pete Rahn after discussing the state's transportation infrastructure in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 25, 2015. Hogan said the state will contribute about $168 million to the planned Purple Line rail system in the Washington suburbs instead of nearly $700 million. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Maryland lawmakers urge state to fix Metro issues, release funds

Lawmakers and officials from Montgomery and Prince George's counties have asked Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn to release to Metro more than $50 million that he is withholding because of "an ongoing pattern of fiscal obfuscation and a lack of cooperation" at the regional transit agency.

August 5, 2019
Michael Lang, right, Woodstock 50 co-producer and co-founder, sits in Vernon Town Hall before a planning board hearing in Vernon, N.Y., for his appeal to grant a permit for the Woodstock 50 music festival. (Edward Harris/Observer-Dispatch via AP)

Michael Lang apologizes for Woodstock 50 cancellation

Organizers of Woodstock 50 canceled the commemorative festival Wednesday after several performers reportedly withdrew from the event, which was to have been held this month at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.

July 31, 2019
Portsmouth Police Chief Tonya Chapman makes remarks after an oath of office ceremony at the City Council Chambers in Portsmouth, Va. (Hyunsoo Leo Kim/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) **FILE**

Montgomery County police chief nominee choice questioned

Members of the Montgomery County Council are questioning County Executive Marc Elrich's decision to pass over acting police Chief Marcus Jones and nominate Tonya Chapman, a former police chief in Portsmouth, Virginia, to lead the county's troubled police force.

July 25, 2019
In this May 31, 2019, photo, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Chair and D.C. Council Member Jack Evans joins D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, right, at the podium during a news conference announcing a dedicated bus lane in downtown Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Jim Jordan, Mark Meadows probe Jack Evans ethics scandal

Congress injected itself for the first time into the mushrooming ethics scandal involving Jack Evans, hinting that the problems facing the city council's longest-serving member call into question Washington, D.C.'s readiness for statehood.

July 16, 2019
The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to bar city agencies from providing voting information requested by President Trump's election integrity commission. The District joins a number of states that have rebuffed the request over privacy concerns. (Emma Ayers / The Washington Times)

D.C. Council votes to approve Intralot gaming contract

International gaming company Intralot's connections to Jack Evans raised plenty of concerns -- but in the end, they weren't enough to stop the embattled D.C. council member's colleagues from awarding the firm a highly sought-after contract to manage online sports betting in the District.

July 10, 2019
D.C. Council member Jack Evans, Ward 2 Democrat, is likely to be investigated by the law firm O'Melveny & Myers, which would have subpoena power and would focus on whether Mr. Evans violated the council's code of conduct. (Associated Press/File)

Jack Evans proposed investigator: O’Melveny & Myers

A nearly unanimous D.C. Council voted Tuesday to strip embattled council member Jack Evans of his chairmanship of the Committee on Finance and Revenue, which was dissolved and its duties redistributed to other panels.

July 9, 2019
In this May 31, 2019, photo, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Chair and D.C. Council Member Jack Evans joins D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, right, at the podium during a news conference announcing a dedicated bus lane in downtown Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

D.C. Council set to pick law firm for Jack Evans probe

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson on Monday said that the general counsel will choose by the end of the week a law firm to investigate council member Jack Evans for possible violations of the code of conduct.

July 8, 2019