Councilmember Elissa Silverman
A new poll reveals that Democrats in Virginia are more eager to vote in November than Republicans, leading some to speculate that the blue wave of 2017 will continue into this year’s congressional races. With Prince George’s County Schools facing yet another scandal — this time over claims of huge, secret pay raises — schools chief executive Kevin Maxwell is rejecting Governor Larry Hogan’s call for him to be fired. And shake-ups in the D.C. government include the loss of the city’s jobs czar and the hiring of a housing preservation officer.
Sorting political fact from fiction, and having fun while we’re at it. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
A Virginia State Senator joins us to talk about the ongoing struggle to pass a budget in the Commonwealth. A former Obama appointee tells us why he's running for Prince George's County executive. From Metro to Medicaid, we talk about the week's biggest regional news on the Politics Hour.
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one of the most solemn --and most visited-- war memorials. What is the history behind the tomb? And has the generation it was built for come and gone?
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