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What Expenses You Should Cover With Student Loans 03/17/2021 12:00am • The majority of students take on debt to pay for college. More than 6 in 10 college seniors who graduated from public and private nonprofit colleges in 2019 had student loan debt, owing an average of $28,950, according to the latest annual study from our organization, The Institute for College Acces Advisors Help Clients Navigate $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package 03/17/2021 12:00am • Since President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law, financial advisors have been working overtime to help clients navigate the $1.9 trillion stimulus package. The most discussed aspect of this coronavirus relief plan may be $1,400 stimulus checks, but it contains other critical comp Maryland Rep. Raskin presses IRS to extend tax deadline 03/16/2021 04:50pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP's news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters' free email subscription today. U.S. Rep. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Md.) is spearheading an effort to get the IRS to extend the deadline for Americans to file their 2020 federal taxes DC allows 5K fans per game for 1st Nats homestand; what to expect 03/15/2021 11:16pm • D.C. gave the Washington Nationals the go-ahead Monday to have 5,000 spectators at their home games when the regular season begins next month. The Nationals were one of the few Major League Baseball teams that didn't already have permission to allow fans this season. Washington will host the N Biden administration experiences early victories with relief package, vaccinations 03/15/2021 09:37pm • President Biden now has his first major legislative victory – congressional passage of his $1.9 trillion covid relief package, which has put money in the bank accounts of millions of Americans. The Biden administration is also ahead of its own ambitious schedule for vaccinating people against t Interest in 9/11-style probe of US Capitol attack has cooled, but still possible 03/15/2021 03:52am • The call for a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has lost some political momentum, but congressional supporters of the idea said they'll keep fighting for it. Public discussion of the commission has waned in recent weeks amid concerns that the political hu AMC Stock Jumps, Airline Stocks Soar 03/15/2021 12:00am • Momentum continued to build on Wall Street Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 174 points, or 0.5%, to finish at 32,953. The Nasdaq closed with a 1.05% gain to 13,459, and the S&P 500 advanced nearly 0.7% to 3,968. A stream of new vaccinations in the U.S., ongoing bullishness over the Everything to Know About the New $3,000 Child Tax Credit 03/15/2021 12:00am • The child tax credit isn't anything new, but it has gotten a major overhaul in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The third stimulus package increases the amount of the credit, makes it fully refundable and paves the way for families to receive advance payments of the credit later this year. "In Could Maryland’s federal stimulus payment get slashed because of rule against tax cuts? 03/14/2021 08:44am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland could lose a $200 million chunk of federal stimulus funding meant to shore up state government, as the result of a provision in t COVID-19 relief: Where is the money going in Va., Md. and DC? 03/12/2021 04:42pm • The coronavirus relief legislation signed into law Thursday by President Joe Biden will bring billions of dollars to Virginia, Maryland and D.C. — funding that's touted by the region's congressional lawmakers who voted for the massive spending package. A breakdown of the money Maryland will rec How Long Does It Take to Buy a House? 03/12/2021 12:00am • Few experiences in life can be as exhilarating -- or as nerve-wracking -- as buying a new home. For first-time homebuyers, especially, buying a house may be the most trying financial experience of their lives. After all, they are making what is likely the single biggest transaction they have to dat Md. comptroller extends deadline for state tax filing 03/11/2021 05:16pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) on Thursday announced that he is extending the state income tax filing deadline by three months Maryland Rep. Raskin endures 'wretched year' and makes history 03/11/2021 04:04pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'cf543794-b2d8-41c9-aeec-762dde9dc45d' }).render("69561536a2a8377a");}); U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., personally What to Know About FMLA During the Coronavirus Pandemic 03/11/2021 12:00am • The Family and Medical Leave Act, commonly known as FMLA, isn't anything new. It was passed in 1993 to protect the jobs of workers who needed to take time off because of a serious health concern, the birth or adoption of a child or other qualifying emergency. While FMLA prevents employers from term Moderna Shares Rise; Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion Stimulus 03/11/2021 12:00am • Markets soared Thursday, with the three major U.S. indices logging gains. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs during trading, while tech-centric Nasdaq finished the day up 2.5%. A confidence boost arrived as President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill in