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Employ Prince George's is planning to partner with local businesses to offer apprenticeships for Prince George's County residents. Some of their placements will be with WMATA and in the healthcare sector. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Prince George’s County Local Updates

by Richard D. Elliott June 26, 2024June 26, 2024

Employ Prince George’s has partnered with local businesses to provide apprenticeship opportunities for Prince Georgians, while the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation has launched a mentorship program to help small businesses get to the next level of success.

The DC Circulator is among the proposed cuts in D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s fiscal year 2025 budget. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Ward 8 Residents Cry Foul in Circulator Elimination

by James Wright Jr. April 24, 2024April 24, 2024

A Red Line train prepares to leave the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 24. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Metro Budget Proposal Jeopardizes Efforts to Curb Truancy, Advocates Say

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 10, 2024March 15, 2024

A Metro shuttle bus is seen here at the New Carrollton Metro station on May 28. The free service will be provided for riders while platform work is conducted there and at four other Orange Line stations. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: Regional Tax Needed to Subsidize Metro

by WI Editorial Staff January 10, 2024January 10, 2024

A Red Line train prepares to leave the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 24. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: The DMV Cannot Let Metro Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff

by WI Editorial Staff November 1, 2023November 1, 2023

Sgt. Salicia Belton is Metro's range master for its firearms training operation.

First Woman and African American Appointed as Metro’s Range Master

by James Wright Jr. August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

**FILE** P.A. Hill, one of the two managers at Prince George’s Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville, Maryland, helps a rider at a fare vending machine on Sept. 7. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Metro Plan Reduces Fares for Low-Income Riders

by WI Web Staff June 20, 2023June 20, 2023

**FILE** With the one-year delay of the Free Bus program, advocates and elected officials are considering where to allocate the freed up funds. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

With Free Bus Program on Ice, D.C. Residents Demand Other Budget Priorities

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 10, 2023May 10, 2023

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke to a session of the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference.

Bowser Set on Protecting K Street Transitway Project

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 1, 2023May 2, 2023

A Metro shuttle bus is seen here at the New Carrollton Metro station on May 28. The free service will be provided for riders while platform work is conducted there and at four other Orange Line stations. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: Why is Good Transit Access Still Just a ‘Vision’ for D.C.?

by WI Editorial Staff April 26, 2023April 26, 2023