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Md. Senate approves several renter-focused bills on Saturday before Sine Die 04/07/2024 12:19am • In Maryland's state Senate chamber, lawmakers moved swiftly through dozens of bills in a Saturday afternoon session. The legislative flow was only disrupted occasionally, due to brief technical errors, confusion over which bills were being discussed, or senators away from their seats when they we Political pressure builds on House Speaker Johnson as Congress returns 04/06/2024 08:57am • Congress returns Monday after a two-week break and the list of major issues facing lawmakers has only grown while they were away from D.C. Most immediately, Congress will need to consider an emergency aid package related to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which has effe Consumer financial market, federal oversight and reform 04/03/2024 02:43pm • Access to credit affects our lives in all kinds of ways ��� a solid credit score is needed to purchase a home, credit can keep a business running, help buy a car and deal with all kinds of expenses. Financial institutions and consumers navigate a variety of regulatory issues and guidelines th Financial help for small businesses affected by Baltimore Key Bridge collapse 04/01/2024 05:21pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at��Today on the Hill. Federal loans are now available through the Small Business Administration for small businesses in the mid-Atlantic affected by the closure of the port of Baltimore, due to th 5 essential inventions by DC-based creators, from bloodmobiles to drinking straws 03/26/2024 08:38am • A wide variety of everyday, essential devices and practices still used today have roots in the nation's capital. Innovations such as the first message sent by telegraph, the first-ever instance of long-distance wireless communication of sound, the first clock made in America and even the football hu Maryland mortgage balances see biggest increase in US, study finds 03/25/2024 12:44pm • Maryland saw its average mortgage balance increase by more than a percent in the last quarter of 2023 as compared to the three months prior, according to a recent study. That 1.23% increase brings Maryland���s average mortgage balance to just over $283,000, according to the study from persona 1 in 10 homebuyers tap retirement accounts for down payments 03/25/2024 10:43am • One in 10 homebuyers tap retirement accounts to help come up with their down payments, according to a recent survey ��� and financial planners say that's not necessarily a bad thing. A recent Bankrate survey found that 9% of recent homebuyers used funds from their retirement account toward their Youngkin considers budget proposal to redirect diversity office funds 03/23/2024 08:12pm • After top Democrats and community leaders called for the firing of the state���s diversity chief last spring over his ���DEI is dead��� comments, the General Assembly included language in its budget to redirect funding from the Office of Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion to a loan program to help How a Rockville store is fostering the growth of diverse women-owned businesses 03/21/2024 06:51am • As part of Women���s History Month, WTOP explores how two sisters are taking a homegrown business to the next level with the help of a local incubator program that includes business mentoring and classes for the next generation of female entrepreneurs. Turning a hobby into a successful busine Biden administration to forgive student loans for 78,000 public service workers 03/21/2024 06:45am • (WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that about 78,000 public service workers will have their student loans forgiven by his administration. The workers, which include teachers, nurses, firefighters and others, have ���dedicated their careers to serving their communities,��� Va. state senator blocking Alexandria arena plan doubtful compromise can be reached 03/19/2024 06:53pm • Virginia's governor and Democrat-led General Assembly are going back and forth over the state budget, and the fate of a $2 billion development that includes a new arena for the Washington Wizards and Capitals hangs in the balance. Earlier this month, state lawmakers approved a two-year budget tha Alexandria English teacher wins 'Oscars of teaching' 03/19/2024 05:28pm • A packed gym erupted in cheers as an oversized check for $25,000 was presented to Eva Irwin, an Alexandria City High School teacher who is being recognized for her outstanding work teaching 10th and 11th graders. Irwin is one of up to 75 teachers nationwide who will be awarded the prestigious Judge releases Casa Ruby founder from jail ahead of fraud, money laundering trial 03/13/2024 05:44am • A judge ruled Tuesday that former LGBTQ nonprofit founder Ruby Corado will be released from jail ahead of her trial for fraud and money laundering charges. Corado, 53, is charged with money laundering and defrauding two pandemic-era loan programs. She is accused of fleeing to El Salvador after fa Prosecutors ask judge to keep DC LGBTQ nonprofit founder Ruby Corado locked up, calling her 'serious flight risk' 03/08/2024 04:40pm • Federal prosecutors in D.C. are asking a judge to keep LGBTQ nonprofit founder Ruby Corado behind bars as she awaits trial on money laundering charges, saying she poses a "unique and serious flight risk." Corado, 53, is charged with money laundering and defrauding two COVID-19 pandemic-era loan p Founder of LGBTQ nonprofit Casa Ruby in DC charged with fraud, money laundering 03/06/2024 05:25pm • The founder of a D.C. organization that provided services to the LGBTQ+ community, who prosecutors say fled to El Salvador after she was accused of fraud, has been arrested after "unexpectedly returning" to the U.S. Casa Ruby founder Ruby Corado appeared in U.S. District Court Wednesday to face c