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Smithsonian Institution closes diversity office following Trump order 01/29/2025 09:32am • The Smithsonian Institution will close its Office of Diversity, a spokesperson confirmed Tuesday, only a week after President Donald Trump directed all federal diversity, equity and inclusion offices and staff be laid off. The Washington Post first reported that Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bu Chamber: Northern Virginia affordability is 'a serious regional issue' 01/27/2025 09:20am • Northern Virginia business owners are overwhelmingly optimistic about the region���s economy in the new year, but affordability has become a top concern for business leaders trying to attract new talent and new businesses to the region. A survey of more than 100 CEOs, corporate executives and bus Trump's Q&A on Air Force One goes from the plane's color scheme to the fate of TikTok and Canada 01/25/2025 11:36pm • ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) ��� President Donald Trump hasn���t been shy about sharing his thoughts since taking office, and he added a 20-minute Q&A with reporters aboard Air Force One to the mix Saturday night. He held forth on everything from the color of the presidential plane to the fate of T DC area is 'best of both worlds' with cost of living, study shows 01/23/2025 07:26am • A lot of people in the D.C. area have anxiety about the cost of living, but a new report from the financial services company Bankrate shows other markets are a tougher road for those who want to build savings and strengthen buying power. "Most Americans are quick to pay attention to how much in t Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities? 01/21/2025 06:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump has begun his promised flurry of executive action on Day 1. With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Trump repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden's actions, began his immigration crackdown, withdrew the U.S. from the Paris climat The push and pull continues in Va. over regulation of data centers 01/21/2025 04:00am • One of the few issues that has drawn bipartisan support in Richmond as the Virginia General Assembly considers legislation in its 2025 session has been the regulation of data centers. The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world do Arlington Co. homeowners see average 3.7% increase in assessments 01/20/2025 09:30am • Arlington County, Virginia, has completed 2025 property assessments and overall property values are up 2%, that's less than the 2.5% increase in assessed values in 2024 for all properties, including both residential and commercial. For homeowners, assessed values this year go up 3.7%. That is les Biden warns in farewell address that an 'oligarchy' of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy 01/15/2025 10:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings about an ���oligarchy��� of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and a ���tech-industrial complex��� that is infringing on Americans' rights and the future of democracy. Spe DC hopes to transform old offices into new hotels and restaurants 01/15/2025 05:28pm • D.C. has transformed old office buildings into new apartment complexes, and now, the city���s rolling out a new effort that hopes to turn them into hotels, shops and restaurants, too. The plan, which the city���s calling the ���Office to Anything��� program, offers an incentive to transform o Group strongly against Fairfax Co. casino voices concerns in Richmond 01/15/2025 03:17pm • Members of a group strongly opposed to building a casino in Fairfax County, Virginia, made the trip to Richmond on Wednesday to lobby against the proposal and express their concerns. ���We are standing together to protect our community and ensure our voices are heard,��� said Lynne Mulston, who l 'Make sure you check': Expert offers tips as tax season nears 01/15/2025 05:15am • While not a favorite season for many, tax season returns at the end of the month. On Jan. 27, the IRS will begin accepting returns ��� if they're ready. ���I recommend people file early and file electronically,��� said Bryan Lake, with the Alexandria office of Sikich, which offers tax preparat Some Marylanders may see their taxes going up, but it���s unclear who exactly will be impacted 01/14/2025 06:42pm • Some Marylanders may see their taxes increase as part of Gov. Wes Moore���s fiscal 2026 budget proposal, though it���s unclear exactly who will be impacted. A day before he���s scheduled to unveil his budget plans, Moore previewed some of the ways he���s planning to address the state���s $3 billi Tax breaks, immigration, education: Youngkin���s priorities for his final year as Virginia governor 01/13/2025 01:34pm • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin launched his priorities in his State of the Commonwealth speech Monday morning. The speech, and the start of the 2025 Virginia General Assembly, was postponed until after the water crisis in Richmond could be resolved. ���The state of our commonwealth is strong Trump Impact: Trump, GOP lawmakers have ambitious agenda for first 100 days 01/13/2025 08:22am • This story is part of WTOP���s ongoing series,��Trump Impact, which looks at how the new administration could change the D.C. region. Donald Trump will be sworn in as president at his inauguration on Jan. 20, and with GOP control of the House and Senate, Republicans are eager to begin a sprint to Property tax assessments rise in Maryland for 7th straight year 01/11/2025 04:08pm • If you're a Maryland resident and you feel like you're owing more in property taxes, there's a good reason for that: You are. The Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation reports residential real estate property taxes are up by about 20% from three years ago. For seven consecutive years, a