Will Maryland's Purple Line be done on time? - Thursday, June 1, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | June 01, 2023 [Web version](   [Md. transportation secretary doesn't have ‘a lot of faith' in expected 2026 completion of Purple Line]( After a two-year pause when the original contractor backed out, work is resuming on building the 16.2 mile long Purple Line light-rail project. [READ MORE](   [Democratic state senator says sending troops to border makes Va. ‘look like a joke']( There's some political backlash in Virginia after Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday that he would deploy 100 National Guard troops to Texas for a month to help secure the southern border. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Reach your audience with the right message at the right time]( Is your marketing hitting a dead end? Are you unable to tie business goals to advertising revenue? Not sure if your digital outreach is hitting ROI? 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[READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Federal News Network's Cloud Exchange | Register now!]( Discover how agencies across the government use cloud to reimagine government services - from the enterprise to the edge.   [Maryland landscaping business left idle after estimated $38,000 equipment theft]( Surveillance video showed a white van, with as many as three people, drove onto the property well-before dawn Tuesday morning and took all of the business's equipment, including zero-turn mowers, weed-whackers and blowers. [READ MORE](   [2 men in Virginia defrauded millions in COVID relief]( Bennie Earl Magee and Michael Gilcher pleaded guilty to falsifying payroll records and tax returns to inflate employee numbers, and apply for PPP and Economic Injury Disaster Loans. 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Your nails can provide clues to other health conditions, and specialists at MedStar Washington Hospital Center can help with treating and diagnosing fingernail and toenail conditions.   [‘Chuck & Eva' pays tribute to Chuck Brown, Eva Cassidy with DC, Baltimore concerts]( The INseries Opera performing arts group is paying a special tribute to a pair of D.C.-area music legends for three nights in D.C. and Baltimore. 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