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This 'yes' or 'no' question is on every single ballot across Virginia 10/31/2024 03:15pm • Sign up for WTOP���s Election Desk weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date through Election Day 2024 with the latest developments in this historic presidential election cycle. Voters across Virginia will see different candidates for the U.S. House and other positions on their ballot based on where t Maryland pays out $5.4 million following IRS audit 10/31/2024 10:12am • The taxman cometh for everyone. Even the state. For the first time in memory ��� perhaps ever ��� the Internal Revenue Service audited Maryland government. And it turns out Maryland taxpayers owe Uncle Sam at least $5.4 million for tax year 2020. ���This is a new one,��� Comptroller Bro What���s on the line in Northern Va. on Election Day? Here are the races to watch 10/25/2024 05:42am • In the shadow of a historic presidential race, Virginians are voting to elect future members of Congress, with several of those races expected to have narrow paths to victory. Analysts and polls indicate Vice President Kamala Harris has a lead over former President Donald Trump in Virginia. That What DC's plan to buy, renovate Capital One Arena could mean for Chinatown 10/22/2024 01:27pm • D.C.'s proposed plan to buy and help fund renovations at Capital One Arena could help revitalize the surrounding Chinatown and Gallery Place neighborhoods, according to Michael Faulkender, dean's professor of finance at the University of Maryland. On Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser detailed a pla Unions rally to support a casino that could go up in Fairfax County 10/22/2024 11:47am • Members of several unions united Tuesday morning to urge the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to support a referendum that would allow voters to choose whether a casino and entertainment district is approved for Tysons, Virginia. Dozens of union workers and supporters rallied outside the Fairf Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald's 10/20/2024 08:15pm • FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, Pa. (AP) ��� Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Sunday before staging an impromptu news conference, answering questions through the drive-thru window. As reporters and aides watched, an employee showed Trump High school vaping fell in Maryland, nation; advocates say more needs to be done 10/18/2024 01:33pm • Vaping among high school students in the U.S. fell sharply from 2023 to 2024, a trend that was mirrored in Maryland but at a slower pace, according to health advocates and state officials. Data released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that about 1.63 million From a bag tax to a ban: Montgomery County plastic bag ban proposal would also boost paper bag tax 10/16/2024 06:53pm • In the future, Maryland consumers in Montgomery County could forget about plastic bags at the grocery store. Those will be banned ��� with some exceptions ��� if a new bill passes the council this week. Under the��"Bring Your Own Bag" bill, if customers want a paper bag, they'll pay 10 cents per The Greater Washington Partnership refreshes its transportation blueprint 10/16/2024 04:11pm • This content is sponsored by the Greater Washington Partnership. As the seventh largest regional economy in the world, the capital region of Baltimore, Washington and Richmond region is a powerhouse with tremendous potential. Transportation is paramount to the region���s success, and we must work Montgomery Co. loses hundreds of thousands of dollars in 'lax administration' of short term rentals, IG report finds 10/12/2024 07:41am • More than three quarters of short-term residential rentals being offered in Montgomery County, Maryland, are unregistered, according to a report from the county���s Office of the Inspector General. The findings in the latest report from Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi show that more than 85 5 ways a Donald Trump presidency could impact retirees 10/10/2024 08:00pm • Former President Donald Trump hopes voters will return him to the White House next year. If successful, the Republican presidential nominee could carry into office policies affecting retirees nationwide. "This country doesn't have an income problem," says Grant Cardone, equity fund manager and CE Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema on 25 years of dining undercover 10/10/2024 07:55pm • For nearly 25 years, Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema has been helping people in the D.C. region decide where they���ll dine out with his honest reviews. From lavish sit-down restaurants to hole-in-the-wall spots, he���s secretly reviewed hundreds of restaurants. ���I was taking notes und Report alleges Larry Hogan approved millions for his firm's clients. The former Md. governor says he did nothing wrong 10/10/2024 05:28pm • The two candidates for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat met for their first and only debate Thursday afternoon. Now, there is a new controversy in the race. WTOP has been reporting for weeks that Democrat Angela Alsobrooks was in a dispute over $47,000 in back property taxes for homes she owned i Hogan and Alsobrooks to meet for first and only debate in Maryland US Senate race 10/10/2024 04:53am • Republican Larry Hogan and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks will meet Thursday in the first and only debate in the closely watched U.S. Senate race in Maryland. It will be hosted by Maryland Public Television and will be moderated by Chuck Todd, chief political analyst for NBC News. Hogan and Alsobr How to save for your child's college education 10/09/2024 08:00pm • If you're a new parent or your kids are young, start putting money into a college savings plan. Having a college fund for kids is a surefire way to help transition your children to higher education. And college, as we all know, isn't cheap. According to a U.S. News annual survey, the average t