Post-U. Md. poll: Most Md. residents open to higher taxes to boost school spending

As Maryland lawmakers weigh revamping the state’s public education system, a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll finds widespread support for dramatically boosting school spending and an openness to higher income taxes to finance it. The findings could fuel a growing battle between Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who has vowed […] Read more »

Drivers behave worse than cyclists, walkers, and even scooter riders, Washingtonians say in new poll

Nearly 6 in 10 Washington-area residents say drivers frequently violate traffic laws in the region, more than say the same about pedestrians, bicyclists or electric scooter riders, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll. Perhaps surprisingly, drivers are more likely to fault other drivers as scofflaws than they are […] Read more »

Washington-area residents widely oppose paying a toll to drive into downtown D.C.

A clear majority of Washington-area residents oppose congestion pricing — charging drivers a toll to enter the District during high-traffic times to ease congestion — according to a recent Washington Post-Schar School poll. The survey finds that 63 percent of residents oppose the idea, nearly double the 34 percent who […] Read more »

Keith Haller, prominent Maryland pollster, dies at 70

Keith Haller, a prominent Maryland pollster and political strategist who used his encyclopedic knowledge of state politics to advance Democratic candidates and causes such as the construction of the Purple Line light-rail system, died Dec. 11 at his home in Rockville, Md. He was 70. CONT. Jennifer Barrios, Washington Post Read more »