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Maryland's proposed new education formula: What’s inside? 10/16/2019 11:15am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Funding Formula Workgroup voted on proposed changes to Maryland’s education funding formulas on Tu Md. man sentenced for role in $396 million investment fraud case 10/10/2019 10:08pm • A Towson man has been sentenced in connection with the biggest investment fraud case in Maryland history. The $396 million Ponzi scheme ripped off hundreds of people in the D.C. area and around the country, and some lost their life savings. For his role, 54-year-old Kevin Merrill was sentenced Baltimore lawmakers say racetrack rescue plan numbers add up 10/08/2019 11:06am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. House Appropriations Chairwoman Maggie L. McIntosh (D-Baltimore City) calls the plan to revitalize two Maryland race tracks a "win-win-win. FTC: Millennials more likely to report falling victim to financial scams 10/02/2019 10:11am • The Federal Trade Commission has a new report out on who's more likely to report being victims of financial scams — and it's not who you'd think. "We oftentimes hear about grandma or grandpa getting scammed by clicking on the wrong thing online, but in this case, the FTC is saying that the re 10 best low-stress, high-paying jobs 10/02/2019 10:00am • Balance demands of the workplace with your personal life. Achieving a healthy work-life balance is a priority for many people. They want to earn a good paycheck while still having the time and energy to pursue personal interests and spend time with their families. While there is no guarantee o DC millennials have the most mortgage debt in US 09/27/2019 07:35am • Millennials are on pace to have more mortgage debt than any other generation. And it's particularly bad in the District. Millennials, currently between the ages of 23 and 38, held an average of $222,211 in mortgage debt during the first quarter of 2019, according to data from Experian. That's a 5 Md. man sentenced to 22 years in DUI crash that killed 3 children 09/26/2019 05:15pm • A White Plains, Maryland, man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison in the DUI crash that killed three children on Indian Head Highway last year. Thomas Hawks, 28, was sentenced Thursday in the death of 5-year-old twins Alexander and Rosalie Mejia and their 1-year-old brother, Isaac. In add Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal creates uncertainty in Md. 09/23/2019 10:58am • In this Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 file photo, cars pass Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn. The drug company developed OxyContin, a painkiller that has been at the center of the opioid crisis. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s Billionaire extends gift to pay off debt for Morehouse graduates 09/21/2019 12:18am • Billionaire Robert Smith shocked graduates during his commencement speech at Morehouse College last spring when he announced he would pay off their student loans. Now Smith, the chairman & CEO of Vista Equity Partners, is extending that gift. Smith has expanded the Morehouse Student Succes 5 consequences of an early 401(k) withdrawal 09/19/2019 10:00am • Taking money out of a 401(k) plan before age 59 1/2 often results in taxes and penalties. Investors who take early 401(k) withdrawals also miss out on the investment returns they could have earned if they left the money in the account. Here's what happens if you withdraw money from your 401(k) ac Today in History: Sept. 19 09/19/2019 12:00am • Today is Thursday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2019. There are 103 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 19, 2008, struggling to stave off financial catastrophe, the Bush administration laid out a radical bailout plan calling for a takeover of a half-trillion dollars or My Take: School lunch debt 'crisis' is out of control 09/10/2019 09:03pm • The school lunch debt program is completely out of control. What changed in how the 2020 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings were calculated? 09/08/2019 08:00pm • Today marks the 35th edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings. Over the decades, U.S. News has published data on colleges and universities to help prospective students and their families make the important -- and costly -- decision about where to go to college. While the metrics have chang Maryland offers tax credit to help those struggling with student debt 09/07/2019 11:23am • Marylanders struggling with student debt have a week left to get some help with their loans from the state. Applications for the Maryland Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit are due on Sept. 15. Maryland comptroller Peter Franchot said the credit is open to any Maryland resident with at least Where DC-area schools rank on new 'Top Colleges' list 09/05/2019 10:59am • In this Feb. 26, 2019 photo, people walk across a quad at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) There's a new list of the top colleges and universities in the U.S. — this time from The Wall Street Journal. Among schools in the broader D.C. area scoring highly on