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Will IRS Funding Proposals Result in More Audits for Wealthy Clients? 06/21/2021 12:00am • Financial advisors play a big role in strategic tax planning for their clients. That means staying up to date on proposed changes to the tax law, such as a bill Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced that would add more than $30 billion to the Internal Revenue Service budget. According to a press release Virginia couple loses truck, trailer in Missouri while on cross-country trip 06/19/2021 04:47pm • BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KCTV) — Tim and Beverly Nyden stopped in Kansas City on Tuesday to get some much needed rest after leaving Lynchburg, Virginia the night before. The retired coupled packed up decades of memories in their truck and trailer to start a new beginning in Bend, Oregon with the Teams keep up door-to-door effort in Prince George's Co. to boost lagging vaccination rates 06/18/2021 01:46am • Door-to-door canvassers in Prince George's County, Maryland, have completed the first phase of a countywide outreach effort, having knocked on more than 95,000 doors to provide information about COVID-19 vaccines and sign residents up for appointments. The outreach effort, which began April 22, w As end of eviction protections loom in Maryland, housing advocates urge changes to court procedures 06/17/2021 05:41pm • State and federal eviction protections will soon expire in Maryland, and fair housing advocates say many tenants could lose their homes as courts work through lengthy eviction backlogs. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) announced Tuesday that Maryland’s state of emergency will end July 1st — and Right now in Iceland: Hot lava and a warm welcome 06/17/2021 05:03am • Just a 25-minute car ride from Iceland's Keflavik International Airport, a hiking trail winds over two miles to a view of what's quite possibly the greatest show on Earth right now. Iceland's newest active volcano, Geldingadalur, rumbles up -- at regular intervals for the moment -- into a fountai Maryland Joins States Providing Tenants Access to Counsel 06/16/2021 12:00am • When the COVID-19 pandemic prompted mass shutdowns and unemployment last spring, policymakers scrambled to keep constituents safe during the virus. One provision in the federal CARES Act established a nationwide, 120-day eviction moratorium for rental properties with federally backed mortgages. But Montgomery Co. leaders urge renters to respond to eviction orders in court 06/14/2021 06:13pm • Thousands of Montgomery County residents face possible eviction, and county officials as well as housing advocates are urging renters to answer a legal summons if they face an eviction order. The advice comes as housing advocates worry that time may be running out, since the federally funded rent DC metro one of few where new home growth is keeping up with demand 06/14/2021 08:44am • New homebuilders have been underproducing for years, a problem now exacerbated by record homebuyer demand. But new housing growth varies drastically across different parts of the country, and the D.C. metro is only one of four of the 25 largest metros where housing growth has kept up job growth a Understanding senior housing options as America grays 06/11/2021 01:45pm • This content is sponsored by Watermark Communities. America’s population is graying. By 2040, approximately one in five Americans will be age 65 or older, a marked increase from one in eight in 2000, according to the Urban Institute. As baby boomers enter their retirement years, there is a grow Rent a scooter in DC that you don’t have to share 06/10/2021 10:52am • Unagi, founded in 2018, lets individuals pay a monthly fee for unlimited scooter use, and keep it in their own possession. (Courtesy Unagi Scooters) Oakland, California-based electric scooter maker Unagi has brought its e-scooter rental program to the D.C. area, which lets individuals pay a mont How to beat the post-pandemic travel boom and find last-minute deals 06/10/2021 04:19am • Restrictions are lifting, fears are easing, summer is here and pandemic cabin fever is breaking. That means travel is back. But it also means that places are booking up fast, and prices for flights are soaring. So is there any hope for finding a good last-minute travel deal? Yes, but you have 9 Companies That Offer Unlimited Vacation Days 06/09/2021 12:00am • Unlimited time off: an emerging benefitWe all love time off -- the more, the better -- and after a year of canceled and suspended vacations due to the pandemic, an unlimited vacation policy at work sounds like a nice perk.However, a relatively small number of companies currently offer unlimited paid 'Ezechiel's Law' signed: Montgomery Co. landlords will have to add window guards 06/08/2021 01:10pm • Landlords in Montgomery County, Maryland, will soon have to take extra steps to help prevent children from falling out of building windows. County Executive Marc Elrich signed a bill on the matter Tuesday. "This was a tragedy and it's heartbreaking but it's also avoidable," Elrich said during Expect to Pay More This Wedding Season 06/08/2021 12:00am • Prices are on the rise and shortages abound in the U.S. -- and as a result, couples planning their 2021 wedding are seeing their budgets take a major hit. After many canceled, postponed and rescheduled their 2020 weddings, couples getting married this year face fast-rising prices in a number of cat Gold Versus Bitcoin: Which Is the Better Investment for You? 06/08/2021 12:00am • As inflationary pressures rise, investors worry the value of their money will diminish. Holding gold in your portfolio might be one way to invest to protect your purchasing power, but there is an alternative asset class that has taken off in popularity within recent years: cryptocurrency. As instit