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Judge: Kushner's apartment company violated Md. consumer laws 04/30/2021 10:46am • BALTIMORE (AP) — A judge in Maryland has ruled that an apartment company co-owned by Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump's son-in-law, repeatedly violated state consumer protection laws by collecting debts without required licenses, charging tenants improper fees and misrepresenting the c Pa. residents owe Md. $20M in tolls; Md. lawmakers want toll reciprocity deal 04/28/2021 07:57pm • Dozens of state lawmakers signed their names to a letter asking a group of Maryland's top leaders, including the governor, to force the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) to enter into a toll reciprocity agreement with Pennsylvania. The letter, which was sent to the Board of Public Works wi Upfront underwriting gives homebuyers an edge in today’s competitive real estate market 04/26/2021 10:02am • The real estate market is booming for sellers — and that means buyers have to be proactive to get the home they want. One way to stay ahead of the pack is through a process called upfront underwriting. It basically means you’ve already done all the work and have been approved for a mortgage l Despite racial reckoning, reparation efforts stall in Md., elsewhere 04/25/2021 11:00am • LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — During last summer’s reckoning over racial injustice, decades-long debates about whether to offer reparations to the descendants of slaves in the U.S. finally seemed to be gaining momentum. State lawmakers in California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Oregon — wher $1.4B Arlington Co. budget keeps property taxes steady, increases stormwater tax 04/22/2021 05:40am • Arlington County, Virginia, unanimously adopted a new budget Tuesday that includes more money for schools and mental health responders, as well as more funding for the county's COVID-19 response. The real estate tax rate will stay the same at $1.013 per $100 of assessed property value, as asse Maryland General Assembly 2021: Winners and losers 04/19/2021 07:42am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. During the 90 days the General Assembly was in session, we ran out of ways to say what an unusual, challenging and hard session it was. We DC AG Racine accuses online lender of charging 198% interest rate 04/05/2021 05:06pm • D.C.’s attorney general on Monday announced that he had filed a lawsuit against an online lender, charging it had deceptively marketed loans with interest rates of up to 198%. The Office of Attorney General Karl Racine said that Opportunity Financial had lent money to more than 4,000 District r It's official: Dan Snyder owns 100% of Washington's NFL team 04/03/2021 04:32am • It's official: Dan Snyder owns 100 percent of WFT originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   Dan Snyder is now the sole owner of the Washington Football Team. Snyder has officially acquired the 40% of the team's stake that was previously owned by three of his former business pa NFL owners clear path for Dan Snyder to assume full ownership of WFT 03/31/2021 02:36pm • Dan Snyder clear to buy 100% of Washington Football Team originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonDan Snyder tightened his grip on the Washington Football Team with the news that the NFL owners cleared his path to complete ownership of the franchise according to multiple reports.In a league-wide FTC sending $50M in settlement payments to University of Phoenix students lured by 'deceptive' ads 03/25/2021 02:57pm • The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending almost $50 million in settlement payments to University of Phoenix students for advertisements that may have led them to believe the university had relationships with major national companies that would help them land jobs after graduating. According Dan Snyder looking to buy out Washington Football team's minority partners 03/24/2021 09:54am • Dan Snyder is trying to buy out The Washington Football Team's minority partners to get full control of the team. Snyder would pay $875 million for the 40.5% owned by Dwight Schar, Robert Rothman and Frederick Smith, The New York Times reports. Snyder has requested a $450 million debt waiver s Maryland bill to protect patients from hospital collection efforts advances 03/20/2021 08:17am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. People who have unpaid hospital bills would gain some protection from lawsuits and collection actions under a measure approved by a House Hogan bans garnishment on latest round of federal stimulus checks 03/16/2021 10:14am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) banned debt collectors from garnishing Marylanders’ latest round of federal stimulus checks Monday. Un Review: Spidey reunites with Avengers directing duo, but 'Cherry' is a bomb 03/12/2021 05:29pm • Of all the filmmakers in the decade-long "Avengers" franchise, Joe and Anthony Russo shined brightest with their four stellar entries: "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," "Captain America: Civil War," "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame." (They even joined WTOP in 2018 to discu Northam signs 80 bills, including abortion coverage and shifting of local elections to fall 03/12/2021 03:17pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he's signed 80 new bills into law. Among them is a measure that will end a ban on abortion coverage for insurance plans offered through the health benefits exchange in Virginia. The abortion legislation undoes a ban enacted dur