State Prosecutor Clears School Board In Credit Card Scandal – Maryland State Prosecutor Emmet C. Davitt says his office found credit card spending by some members of the Board of Education don’t “rise to the level of criminal misconduct,” and that his office has closed its investigation. [MCPS]
Feds Issue Subpoenas In Probe of Failed Healthcare Exchange – The inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health is subpoenaing documents related to the failed rollout of Maryland’s healthcare exchange. Auditors have requested information from the since removed North Dakota-based lead contractor hired to build the site. [The Baltimore Sun]
Georgetown Prep Grad Dies In Ohio Plane Crash – Abraham Pishevar, a Rockville native who graduated from Georgetown Prep in the spring, died in a plane crash with three others on Monday. Pishevar had just begun his freshman year at Case Western University and was on the plane with teammates on the university’s wrestling team. [Georgetown Prep]
Town of Chevy Chase Might Hire Lawyer For Bethesda Downtown Plan – The Town of Chevy Chase is considering hiring a lawyer to represent it before the Planning Board as it deliberates the Bethesda Downtown Plan. Many in the Town are concerned about the affects increased density and development would have on the neighborhood, which is just east of a large swath of downtown Bethesda. [The Gazette]
