Three of the nine Montgomery County Councilmembers are Takoma Park residents. As at-large councilmembers, they represent the entire county. Some residents, though, are worried that the liberal enclave has too much power, and are trying to change County Council rules to end the at-large system.

Washington, D.C. experienced a violent weekend of shootings which left two dead and several others wounded. And, in a local courtroom, a Metropolitan Police Officer was spotted in a t-shirt with language and symbols local activists consider racist.

On July 30, 2016, what meterologists called a "1000 year flood," struck Ellicott City, Md. Questions remain about what the city has done to recover, and how other jurisdictions in our region address flooding and heavy rains.

Few artists have ever made as much of a mark on local D.C. as Danny Hogg, who died this past week. People from around Washington knew Hogg better by the name of his tag: Cool "Disco" Dan."

Libertarian candidate for governor Cliff Hyra is in studio. And D.C.'s Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau joins us.

As Virginia voters prepare for a statewide election this fall, join political analyst Tom Sherwood and the Kojo Show team for a community conversation about where the Commonwealth fits into debates about gun rights and gun violence — and how views about these issues shape broader attitudes about politics in our region.

Fifty years ago this week, the small Eastern Shore city of Cambridge, Maryland erupted in racial violence and fires that engulfed the city’s black commercial and cultural center. We discuss how the civil unrest in Cambridge fits into the region's history of race and activism, and how it informs the current moment.

AAA released a study saying D.C. collected nearly twice as many speeding tickets from speed cameras in 2016 than 2015. What caused the increase and how do these cameras change the way police enforce traffic violations?

Over the past four years, D.C. Public Schools has touted lower suspension rates and says administrators are employing more progressive "restorative justice" practices. But a recent Washington Post investigation calls the district's lower rates into question.

When a private soccer league threatened to displace local pickup soccer groups, it sparked a larger discussion about fair allocation of recreation space in a gentrifying city.