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Has the big federal infrastructure bill changed your commute? Q&A with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg 11/16/2023 02:40pm • It's now been two years since President Joe Biden signed a massive federal infrastructure bill into law. But have you noticed changes to your commute? U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined WTOP's John Aaron to outline what he said are some notable improvements in this area. Re Md. education officials discuss how high school students' college readiness should be assessed 11/16/2023 10:17am • At a Wednesday meeting of Maryland Higher Education Commission, officials discussed how the implementation of Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, an education overhaul passed by the 2021 Maryland General Assembly, may drastically change how students are assessed for college and career readiness, amon Md. GOP calls on Democrats to join them in getting tough on crime legislation 11/15/2023 10:36am • House and Senate Republicans called for a renewed effort to combat crime in advance of the 2024 General Assembly session. Calling crime a growing crisis, Republican leaders said it is incumbent that lawmakers act in the coming session. They called on Democrats to join with them to pass measures t IRS announces new tax brackets, higher standard deductions due to inflation 11/14/2023 11:04pm • Taxpayers will have higher standard deductions and there will be other changes for tax year 2024, due to adjustments made by the IRS because of inflation. The standard deduction for married couples filing jointly will increase by $1,500 to $29,200, and it will go up by $750 to $14,600 for single Fairfax's W.T. Woodson High gets a new name 11/14/2023 04:48pm • A Fairfax County, Virginia, high school will have a new name for the 2024-25 school year. The school board voted unanimously to change the name of W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax to Carter G. Woodson High. The approval comes after months of public feedback, the end of a process that started w 'We're in trouble': Survey of DC restaurant owners paints bleak picture 11/13/2023 12:23pm • The post-pandemic recovery for D.C. restaurants hasn’t happened for many, and owners are facing headwinds on several fronts with rising costs and lower foot traffic. Meanwhile, they're also facing criticism from customers who are pushing back against service fees restaurants have added to combat t Why 'buy now, pay later' plans have become 'big debt traps' for shoppers 11/09/2023 04:31pm • Are you gearing up for the holiday shopping season? Retailers sure are, and they're offering consumers all kinds of options of pay, besides credit cards. One of those payment options is buy now, pay later. "They've been around a long time. They started out as a way that retailers could make ex Presto's Picks: Big Ten, bigger TV, biggest bucks 11/09/2023 09:53am • College football in the 21st century is all about consolidation. Even though bigger is not always better, it's the way things are going to trend for the time being. As the Power Five becomes the Power Four (plus whatever is going on out west), there is a new arms race with three of the leagues regar America needs to advance long-term solutions to improve housing supply and affordability 11/08/2023 11:07am • This content is provided by the American Property Owners Alliance. Years of underinvestment and underbuilding have left America with a severe housing shortage unlike ever before. Without action, this crisis will only worsen. Elected officials must prioritize the pro-housing solutions on the table Prince William Co. School Board approves AP African American Studies for next academic year 11/07/2023 09:35am • Students in Prince William County Public Schools will soon be able to take Advanced Placement African American Studies, as well as several other new courses, following a vote by the county School Board during its Nov. 1 meeting. The board approved 11 new courses, some of which will be offered as so Maryland Men's Basketball Preview: Terps have the pieces for a special season 11/06/2023 05:51am • What a difference one year makes. Last fall, the Maryland men's basketball team was coming off its first losing season in 29 years — and with new head coach Kevin Willard — were picked to finish tenth in a Big Ten stocked with Top 25 teams (three in the rankings with five more receiving votes Poetry Emotion: Sentiments drive work of Prince William County’s youngest Poet Laureate 11/05/2023 09:17pm • Michelle Garcia loved books as a child, and a love for writing quickly followed. In fact, she wrote her first nonfiction piece at age 11, memorializing the day her grandfather passed away from cancer. “I’ve always been a writer before I was even old enough to know it,” she said. “It’s b DC police investigation of Southeast shooting causes road closures 11/04/2023 01:03am • D.C. police are investigating a shooting in Southeast on Friday night involving one suspect where shots were returned by police. Around 8:30 p.m. Friday, three D.C. police officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 3400 block of 13th Place SE. In a video posted during the early hours 3 Northern Va. teams win Baltimore Ravens flag football tournaments, heading to Pro Bowl 11/03/2023 11:00pm • We're still several weeks away from finding out if anyone from the Washington Commanders will be going to the NFL Pro Bowl. But even if they're shut out, the D.C. region will still be well represented there. Last month, three Northern Virginia teams won their divisions in the Baltimore Ravens fla TransUnion accused of illegal practice with rental background checks 11/01/2023 09:30pm • Credit report agency TransUnion has been accused of failing to take steps to ensure the accuracy of rental background checks that landlords use to decide who gets housing. The company is also accused of withholding from renters the names of third parties that provided the inaccurate information.