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Child poverty rates highest in states that haven’t raised minimum wage 12/24/2022 12:31pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Of the 20 states that have failed to raise the minimum wage above the federal $7.25 an hour standard, 17 have more than 12% of their childre Plug-In hybrids offer an easier way to switch to electric driving and year-end tax credits 12/23/2022 01:19pm • This content is sponsored by Fair Oaks. Electric vehicles are the future but if you want to take a smaller step, the plug-in hybrid is your ticket. While you might think of a plug-in hybrid as a small odd-looking car built for efficiency, times have changed. The plug-in hybrid has gone more mains Va. high school athletes push for girls' wrestling league 12/22/2022 10:57pm • There’s a growing movement in Virginia high schools to create a girls' wrestling league. Teenage wrestlers in Alexandria shared why for many coed teams that have multiple-time champions who are ready to compete, it's past time for a change. Senior Emma Cox wrote about her experience with 'Full circle moment': Jeremy Reaves emotional after first Pro Bowl nod 12/22/2022 03:05pm • Commanders' Jeremy Reaves emotional after first Pro Bowl nod originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   ASHBURN, Va -- One of the most heartwarming and rewarding moments of the Washington Commanders' 2022 season took place at the team's facility on Wednesday. Head coach Ron Rivera Bank of America adding free, low-income finance counseling at a DC branch 12/22/2022 10:10am • Bank of America is expanding its pilot program with nonprofit Operation HOPE, adding financial counseling for low- and moderate-income individuals to more cities, including a branch location in Northeast D.C. The program, called HOPE Inside, was first introduced in four financial centers in A Path to lieutenant gov.'s office: Maryland's Aruna Miller on her past and plans for next 4 years 12/22/2022 09:23am • Aruna Miller, Maryland's next lieutenant governor, will be the first woman of color and the first immigrant to hold the job. Miller is a resident of Montgomery County where she's lived for 32 years. She's a civil engineer who worked for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation befor Fairfax police chief talks about Tysons arrest, domestic crimes and dept.'s future 12/21/2022 11:39pm • A Virginia police chief credited the "good police work" of members of Fairfax and Arlington county police departments, which led to the arrest of two suspects at a busy Virginia shopping mall. Fairfax County police Chief Kevin Davis told WTOP's "DMV Download" podcast that an off-duty Arlingto Moore taps Sen. Pinsky and Mollie Byron for his administration; multiple legislative dominoes set to fall 12/21/2022 09:31am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov.-elect Wes Moore (D) announced Tuesday that he has selected state Sen. Paul Pinsky (D-Prince George’s) to head the Maryland Energy A Commanders' Heinicke is attempting to ignore the ever-growing noise around him 12/21/2022 08:30am • Heinicke's attempting to ignore the ever-growing noise around him originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   One staple of the weekly NFL calendar is the starting quarterback's midweek press conference. For the Commanders, that session is typically held after the first full day of Maryland's next comptroller on her goals and why tracking dollars matters to taxpayers 12/20/2022 11:02pm • When state Del. Brooke Lierman was running for the job of Maryland comptroller, she visited every county and Baltimore City; the first thing she had to do was explain to voters what a comptroller does. "In a nutshell, it sees every dollar in and every dollar out," Lierman said. The comptroller is Falcons' Pees resumes lead role with defense following scare 12/20/2022 04:13pm • FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are planning to have veteran defensive coordinator Dean Pees call the plays in Saturday's game at Baltimore following his scary pregame collision on the field that forced him to miss last week's game in New Orleans. The 73-year-old Pees was on the Duke Ellington parents, students protest DCPS takeover 12/20/2022 03:46pm • Dozens gathered outside D.C. School Chancellor Lewis Ferebee’s office along First Street Northeast on Tuesday morning to protest D.C. Public Schools' plans to take complete control of the hybrid institution's operations. (WTOP/Luke Lukert) Students and parents from Duke Ellington School of the Report: Many Americans do not expect finances to improve in 2023 12/19/2022 12:08pm • Along with a new year will come new financial goals and for most, the outlook isn't too bright. But as 2022 comes to a close, there's not much optimism next year will be brighter financially. More Local News More Business and Finance News More Consumer News A new report Manchin says 'I have no intentions' of changing parties as of now 12/18/2022 01:53pm • Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, reiterated Sunday that he has "no intentions" of changing his party affiliation at this time and highlighted his record of working with members of both parties based on policy ideas, rather than the political party they are affiliated with. In Housing slump likely to continue but some see hopeful signs ahead 12/18/2022 07:29am • Mortgage rates have ticked down recently, but are still up dramatically from a year ago thanks to the surge in long-term bond yields as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates. While that's already had a negative impact on the housing market, we'll get more details this week about how much worse