Fairfax County became the first county in Northern Virginia to adopt a plastic bag fee. Many residents support the program, which aims to curb pollution.

Despite a unanimous vote in support of a five-cent bag fee in the Prince George’s County Council this week, a Maryland State House committee voted the proposal down yesterday.

Two Virginia Democrats are again trying to get themselves a fee on plastic bags, but five cents isn’t enough for them — they’re trying for 20.

News flash: Rush Limbaugh is a sexist and an idiot.