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As courts reopen amid COVID-19, Maryland AG forms task force to stave evictions 06/11/2020 02:40pm • As Maryland's courts reopen, Attorney General Brian Frosh has formed a COVID-19 Access to Justice Task Force to deal with preexisting racial inequities within the health care and justice systems, which are poised to be exacerbated by the ongoing public health crisis. In an online news conference, Wicomico Co. couple struggles to stay afloat with underwater mortgage 05/23/2020 05:05am • John Peters (gray shirt) and Sheryl Peters (seated), share their house with friends but are worried they will not be able to refinance their mortgage, which is more than their house is worth. (Paige Leckie/Capital News Service) Each week, John Peters does yard work for neighbors, shuttles friend Coronavirus update: Bowser details budget cuts amid pandemic; council to vote on emergency bill 05/18/2020 09:39pm • The Lincoln Memorial is visible as a man works at the banks of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Bowser's budget cuts; coronavirus response D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released her proposed fiscal year 2021 budget during a news conference Monday. The mayor and Cit Legg Mason shareholders approve $4.5 billion sale 05/18/2020 08:59am • Legg Mason Inc. shareholders voted Friday to approve the money manager's $4.5 billion sale to Franklin Resources Inc., moving the deal closer to completion by September. More than 99% of Legg Mason's shareholders voted in favor of the transaction during a virtual meeting hosted by the Baltimore-b 'We need to be careful': Montgomery Co. keeping coronavirus restrictions in place 05/14/2020 02:10pm • Medical personnel from Montgomery County, Md., check patients arriving for a COVID-19 drive-in testing in Silver Spring, Md., Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) More from: Prince George’s County | Calvert County | Anne Arundel County | Charles County Montgomer Despite furor, Eastern Shore town approves zoning for possible immigrant detention facility 05/14/2020 07:30am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. When residents of the Town of Sudlersville joined a virtual commissioner’s meeting at 6:30 p.m. last Wednesday, they could see Town Comm Coronavirus has created a rift between the US and China that may take a generation to heal 05/08/2020 11:07pm • The novel coronavirus has destroyed lives and livelihoods in both the United States and China. But instead of bonding the two nations together to fight the pandemic, it has sent their already strained relations on a rapid downward spiral -- and fanned the flames of a potentially dangerous strain of Yes, unemployment benefits will still be paid even if state funds run out 05/08/2020 05:23pm • A growing number of states are turning to the federal government to help pay unemployment benefits to millions of Americans left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic. Though several state unemployment trust funds are running dry and states are facing big budget shortfalls Old Ebbitt Grill brought to its knees by the pandemic 05/07/2020 03:44am • During a normal year, Mother's Day Sunday would be a day to look forward to for the Old Ebbitt Grill in Northwest Washington. "Mother's Day is typically the biggest day of the year for us," said John McDonnell, the chief operating officer of Clyde's Restaurant Group, which owns the restaurant. Survey: Millions worried about credit scores, missing payments due to pandemic 05/06/2020 09:44am • With the coronavirus inflicting financial damage to the country on a scale not seen for decades, a new survey suggests millions of Americans are worried about their credit scores and how the crisis could make it more difficult for them to pay their rent or mortgage on time. The survey on credit s DC student loan borrowers affected by coronavirus could see some relief 05/01/2020 06:14pm • Those who live in D.C. and are struggling to pay student loans due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis could see some relief from payment and collection. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday an initiative that gives expanded financial relief options to residents paying private education Could your paycheck be guaranteed by the federal government? 04/29/2020 03:38pm • Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks with a reporter as he arrives at an event marking 100 days since the death of Jamal Khashoggi on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The paychecks of many workers slated to lose their jobs would be guaranteed through feder Mounting bills and debt: Tips for negotiating with banks and lenders during the coronavirus pandemic 04/29/2020 12:13pm • The coronavirus pandemic has had a severe impact on people's finances all across the U.S. Many have lost their jobs. Unemployment claims have soared. And the nation's economy shrank by 4.8% last quarter as the virus struck. But for many of us, that doesn't mean the bills have stopped piling up on WATCH: Daily White House coronavirus briefing 04/27/2020 05:00pm • (function(){ var s = document.createElement("script"); s.type = "text/javascript"; s.async = true; s.src = "//widgets-cbsn.cbsnews.com/live/scripts/widget-compact/v2/"; var el = document.getElementsByTagName("script"); el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); })(); (function(){ var s = document.crea US senators: Lift 'needless' restrictions on pandemic relief funds 04/27/2020 04:10pm • Scott Cook, manager of Buddy's Crabs and Ribs in downtown Annapolis, stands outside waiting for some business. They are offering carryout and curbside pickup. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) U.S. senators from Virginia and Maryland have joined more than 40 other l