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Browse the salaries of thousands of employees in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia

By Washington Business Journal

Curious what the mayor of D.C. earns in annual pay? What about the University of Virginia’s Darden School dean or the director of the Maryland Stadium Authority?

Well, all that info is now at your fingertips.

We have rolled out our new exclusive searchable databases for state salaries in Maryland, Virginia and the District. The databases provide salary figures on roughly 135,000 people in various roles with the three jurisdictions — anyone earning an annual state or District salary of more than $50,000. The information was provided by the three municipalities and compiled by the Washington Business Journal.

You can access the three databases here:

2018 District of Columbia salaries
2018 Maryland state salaries
2018 Virginia state salaries

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Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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