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Maryland officials approve more Purple Line money

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 Baltimore Post-Examiner Staff

Nearly seven years after construction began, transit authorities returned to the Board of Public Works yet again this month, this time seeking an additional $425 million for the light-rail project.  It was the fourth such request since 2016 to supplement the Purple Line’s original $5.6 billion budget.

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Democrats praise Hogan as Purple Line begins

August 29, 2017 Maryland Reporter

Gov. Larry Hogan addresses large crowd for Purple Line groundbreaking Monday. From left, state Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn, U.S. Transportation

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Purple Line Divided: Silver Spring businesses stuck waiting

May 25, 2016 Maryland Reporter

Optician Delmar Nelson has owned Crest Opticians for 50 years. If Purple Line plans fall through, this will be his

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Purple Line Divided: Homeowner forced to relocate

May 21, 2016May 21, 2016 Maryland Reporter

The home of Wise Lampkin, 84, who has lived in his house on Riverdale Road in Maryland for the past

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Purple Line Divided: $5.6 billion light rail moving forward

May 21, 2016May 21, 2016 Maryland Reporter

This is the first part in the series “Purple Line Divided” by the Capital News Service. The $5.6 billion Purple

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Hogan sounds off about session and Democrats

April 11, 2016 Maryland Reporter

By Len Lazarick [email protected] Five years ago, I sat in a small conference room with a local real estate entrepreneur

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Purple line agreement approved

April 7, 2016 Maryland Reporter

By Jessica Campisi Capital News Service Gregory Sanders put on a purple shirt and purple tie Wednesday morning and drove to

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Maryland transportation plans are very different than Virginia’s

March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 Maryland Reporter

This commentary was written by Del. Bob Flanagan, who served as Maryland’s transportation secretary in the Ehrlich administration 2003-2007.  By

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Red Line dead: Hogan’s ‘best way’ for Baltimore is what?

June 29, 2015 Maryland Reporter

By Len Lazarick [email protected] Key moments in Gov. Larry Hogan’s first term took place last week, but it is unclear

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Update: Hogan backs Purple Line

June 25, 2015June 26, 2015 Maryland Reporter

Del. David Moon, far right but only in this photo, talks to crowd at his fundraiser. By Len Lazarick [email protected]

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