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Maryland lawmakers reach crossover deadline in session 03/21/2023 06:53am • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, left, gives an update on progress with his legislative agenda during a news conference on Monday, March 20, 2023, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly headed into the last three weeks of its annual legislative ses Is my money safe after bank collapses? Former Goldman Sachs CEO says sort of 03/19/2023 10:24am • In the wake of failures at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and separate issues at Credit Suisse and First Republic, many Americans are asking the question: Is my money safe? Lloyd Blankfein, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs said the answer is not black and white on "Fareed Zakaria GPS" Sund Lawsuit: Amazon Go stores didn't properly alert customers of biometric tracking 03/18/2023 10:52pm • Amazon is facing a lawsuit alleging that the company did not properly notify customers entering its Amazon Go stores in New York City that it was tracking and collecting their biometric information. The lawsuit claims that the e-commerce giant violated a New York City law passed in early 2021 whi Programs offer discounted rides to help keep drunk drivers off DC-area roads 03/17/2023 03:20pm • From March Madness celebrations to St. Patrick's Day festivities, it'll be a wild weekend in the D.C. area, and there are a few programs offering discounted rides to help keep drunk drivers off the roads. Kurt Erickson, president of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program, said that drivers shoul Audit suggests DC's program of eliminating traffic deaths is not working 03/17/2023 08:39am • A new audit of D.C’s Vision Zero program, which aims to eliminate fatal and serious traffic deaths by 2024, suggests it’s not working. The D.C. auditor’s report says the program is suffering from not enough funding as well as not enough staffing and oversight. More Local News When to pay your tax debt with a personal loan 03/16/2023 11:35am • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. Although taxes are one of life’s guarantees, the amount you owe the government may bring some surprises. If you have a tax burden you can’t afford to pay, a personal loan is an option that allows you to settle the de Johnny Davis has best game of career, so far, in Wizards' win over Pistons 03/14/2023 10:50pm • Davis has best game of career, so far, in win over Pistons originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   WASHINGTON -- Tuesday night's win over the Pistons was by every measure the best game of Johnny Davis' young NBA career. He scored a career-high 11 points (his previous high was t Tysons-based Cvent to be acquired for $4.6 billion 03/14/2023 01:21pm • Tysons, Virginia, based Cvent, whose software as a service is used by companies for meetings and events planning, will be acquired by New York-based investment company Blackstone for $4.6 billion. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority will be a minority owner along with Harriet Beecher Stowe and Harriet Jacobs collide in new play 'The Storehouse' at Perisphere Theater 03/14/2023 02:35am • Harriet Beecher Stowe coined the phrase "Uncle Tom" in her fictional novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" (1852), while Harriet Jacobs chronicled her own escape from slavery in "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" (1861). Now, the two Harriets collide in the world premiere of the new play "The Stor Fairfax Co. school system pulls test question equating politics to race, gender 03/13/2023 02:39pm • FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia's largest school system is removing a test question given to a college-level social studies class that equated liberals and conservatives with specific racial and gender demographics. The question appeared on a test given to students of an AP Government class a Moore appointee to Stadium Authority board has troubled financial past 03/13/2023 12:59pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. One of Gov. Wes Moore’s appointees to the board of the Maryland Stadium Authority – an agency charged with overseeing hundreds of millio DC woman advocates for diversity, equity in government 03/13/2023 06:27am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. Shirley Jones calls herself a “civil rights baby” who admired the foot soldiers of the movement. The Birmingham, Alabama, native says Capitals score five unanswered to blow out Islanders in New York 03/11/2023 10:20pm • Capitals score five unanswered, blow out Islanders in New York originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The Washington Capitals entered Saturday night's game in Long Island desperate for a big win. Sixty minutes later, that's exactly what they got. Washington turned in one of their bes DC Health Link responds to data breach, saying investigation in the works 03/11/2023 05:33am • DC Health Link updated members Friday on the serious breach of confidential data that occurred this week. The health insurance marketplace was made aware it had been hacked on Wednesday and said that over 56,000 customers had confidential data, including their Social Security numbers, addresses, Md. 4-day workweek bill withdrawn as costs, tradition derail proposal 03/06/2023 11:59pm • Efforts to bring a four-day workweek pilot program to Maryland is over at least for this year. Sponsors of the House and Senate bills withdrew the legislation amid concerns it would institutionalize a 32-hour work week. Costs of the five-year pilot program and engrained attitudes concerning the