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University Town Center site to be auctioned 05/14/2012 04:46pm • The Towers at University Town Center are set to be sold at a foreclosure auction Tuesday afternoon as financial troubles continue to loom over the 100-acre mixed-use project in Hyattsville. Tidewater Auctions LLC is slated hold a substitute trustee’s sale of the 910-bed student housing communi How do you pay for college and is it worth the cost? 05/13/2012 08:32am • How are you paying for school next year? Are you getting a grant? Are you a veteran who has just gotten out of the service and using the GI bill? Are you going to work while you're going to school? Are you going to pay for school, like one of the candidates has suggested? Get the money from your Are we different? National debt is issue abroad and at home 05/07/2012 07:10pm • Chris Core, commentator Rethinking student loans 05/03/2012 11:46am • Peter Morici, an economist and professor at the University of Maryland Smith School of Business, says about 17 percent of delinquent student loans are owed by folks over the age of 50. Many students today end up with six-figure debts they can't pay off while their majors don't prepare graduates for Figures on government spending and debt 05/01/2012 05:13pm • Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to limit April 30 15,649,863 Statutory debt limit 16,394,000 Total public debt outstanding April 30 15,692,368 Operating balan Gas debt worsens Montgomery County's budget woes 04/26/2012 11:43am • ROCKVILLE, Md. - Montgomery County is taking a hard look at its vehicle fleet in an next year's budget after it received a whopping bill for gasoline. It comes as the county is fending off a possible credit rating downgrade due to budget struggles at the state level. Topping off tanks in county ve Military spouses struggle to find employment 04/25/2012 12:32am • Darci Marchese, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The effort to hire military men and women after their service is completed can overshadow the challenges military spouses face with finding employment of their own. "I'm trying to figure out what to do," says Lena Smith, whose husband has served in the U.S. Ar Education has its price: D.C. has highest student loans 04/12/2012 05:53pm • John Aaron, wtop.com WASHINGTON - A new look at how much locals pay for education adds to the proof that living in the Washington area yields sky-high costs. D.C. residents have the highest average outstanding balance on student loans in the country, at almost $37,500, according to the latest quar Governor: Md. gambling debate caused budget gridlock 04/12/2012 12:00pm • Paul D. Shinkman, wtop.com Mark Segraves, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The governor of Maryland said Thursday that much of the gridlock in Annapolis that has kept the legislature from passing a budget is due to recent arguments over gambling in the state. "We had a compromise and a consensus, and for so Afzali wants immigration overhaul, transportation funding (VIDEO) 04/02/2012 12:31pm • By MADELINE MARSHALL, Capital News Service This is one in a series of interviews with candidates vying in Tuesday's primary for their party's nomination to represent Maryland's 6th Congressional District, now held by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Frederick. ANNAPOLIS, Md. - When Kathy Afzali ran for de Barlett, 86, seeks 11th term (VIDEO) 04/02/2012 12:22pm • By MADELINE MARSHALL, Capital News Service This is one in a series of interviews with candidates vying in Tuesday's primary for their party's nomination to represent Maryland's 6th Congressional District, now held by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Frederick. FREDERICK, Md. - Rep. Roscoe Bartlett knows w Who has it worse in this economy? Young folks, or their parents? 03/24/2012 01:53pm • Nathan Hager, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Who has it worse in this economy: young people or their parents? "When I was your age" may be the stereotypical lament of older generations, as they recount the hardships they went through in past decades. But a recent Pew Research Center survey finds even Bab Candidate Essay: Mark Kelly 03/22/2012 12:45pm • Earlier this month we asked the three candidates for Arlington County Board to write a sub-750 word essay on why the county’s residents should vote for them during the March 27 special election. Here is the unedited response from Mark Kelly (R): We need a new voice on the Coun Morning Notes 03/01/2012 08:49am • Death Penalty Sought for Torrez — Former Marine Jorge Torrez, who’s already serving a life sentence for raping and abducting an Arlington woman, is now facing a separate murder trial. Prosecutors say they’re seeking the death penalty for Torrez, who’s accused of murde APS Budget Includes Class Size Increase, Raise for Employees 02/27/2012 12:05pm • Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy’s proposed FY 2013 budget includes an across the board increase in maximum class sizes and a small raise for all APS employees. At $493.8 million, the proposed budget is a 3.9 percent increase over FY 2012. The increase reflects, amo