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Maryland pharmacies close as drug reimbursements squeeze stores (opens the original)
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by TESSA BENTULAN | Spotlight on Maryland HANCOCK, Md. (WBFF) — For 21 years, Ken Reed kept his pharmacy open in this small Western Maryland town, filling prescriptions for neighbors who knew the pharmacist by name and sometimes stopped in simply to ask a question about their health. Then the economics stopped making sense. Reed said some prescription drugs were costing his pharmacy more to buy than insurance middlemen were paying him to dispense them. An insulin prescription that cost his pharm
Maryland’s poor-rated bridges increase as highway funding faces cuts (opens the original)
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by TESSA BENTULAN | Spotlight on Maryland MARYLAND (WBFF) — The number of bridges rated “poor” on Maryland’s state highway system has increased for the first time in at least a decade, as transportation officials face competing demands for money to maintain aging roads, bridges and transit. The State Highway Administration had 20 poor-rated bridges at the start of 2025. Five more deteriorated into the category during the year, while just one previously poor bridge was addressed, bringing the tot
MTA doesn’t estimate fare evasion losses. Experts say that’s step one. (opens the original)
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by TESSA BENTULAN | Spotlight on Maryland Transportation experts say Maryland could do a few key things to reduce fare evasion across its public transit systems. And the first step, they say, is to start tracking it. “You can't solve a problem until you recognize the problem, measure the problem, and then talk to people about the problem,” said Philip Plotch, a principal researcher and senior fellow with the Eno Center for Transportation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. The Maryland Transit
Maryland’s roads are deteriorating. Repair funding is not keeping up. (opens the original)
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by TESSA BENTULAN | Spotlight on Maryland MARYLAND (WBFF) — Maryland projects significantly more of its roads will fall into poor condition in the coming years, but the state has not set aside enough money to keep up with the deterioration. The state’s own assessments show pavement conditions worsening as Maryland struggles to fund the maintenance needed to preserve its highway system. The latest transportation plan programs $193.8 million for pavement resurfacing and rehabilitation in fiscal 20
MTA ridership rebounding since COVID, but fares cover just 5% of some transit costs (opens the original)
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by TESSA BENTULAN | Spotlight on Maryland MARYLAND (WBFF) — Maryland’s transit system has regained millions of riders lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the fares collected from those trips have not kept pace. More than 70 million passengers boarded Maryland Transit Administration buses, trains and light rail in fiscal 2025, bringing ridership back to about 75% of its pre-pandemic level. However, the passenger fares, which covered 29% of Baltimore-area transit operating costs in fiscal 2019,
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