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Ex-Anne Arundel register of wills gets suspended sentence in misconduct case 07/19/2024 11:35am • Former Anne Arundel County Register of Wills Erica Griswold was sentenced Wednesday to two years of supervised probation for keeping and cashing a $6,645 check that had been sent to her office to pay estate taxes. Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge Stacy McCormack also imposed a term of 18 months i Fights over DC budget delay launch of new sports betting apps 07/17/2024 06:00pm • A fight over D.C.'s budget continues after Mayor Muriel Bowser did not sign the city's annual spending plan into law. The move is now delaying two new sports betting apps from being launched. Bowser returned the $21 billion budget that was passed by the council Tuesday, stopping shy of a straight Fairfax Co. offering partial reimbursement for flood mitigation projects 07/15/2024 10:00pm • It hasn't rained much across the D.C. region recently, but Fairfax County in Virginia is offering to reimburse residents and renters for flood mitigation projects. The county's Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMAP) launched earlier this month as part of a plan to incentivize renters and prop Musical chairs could be in Prince George's County's immediate electoral future 07/13/2024 11:00am • This fall���s elections in Prince George���s County could be the start a game of political musical chairs that sparks two more special elections next year ��� and a shake-up in county leadership. Voters are already set to go to the polls Aug. 6 to fill a vacant at-large county council seat, and l Traveling this summer? What to know about anti-tourism protests 07/11/2024 12:50pm • The sight of tourists being sprayed with water in Barcelona, Spain, was unsettling for people preparing for a vacation, but CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg says last Saturday's demonstration is just the latest international protest against mass tourism. "The numbers of people traveling exce BetMGM sports betting app goes live throughout DC next week 07/11/2024 04:24am • Sports gamblers in the District will have another option beginning next week when BetMGM rolls out its app citywide on July 15. Currently, the BetMGM mobile app is only accessible in and around Nationals Park. FanDuel is currently the only approved betting app in the District, which only recen Maryland prison industries failed to collect millions in past-due bills, audit says 07/10/2024 10:41am • Maryland Correctional Enterprises, which produces and sells goods using prison labor, failed to pursue millions in payments it was owed for the goods and services it sold last year, according to a recent state audit. The Office of Legislative Audits said that of $12.9 million in accounts receivab Affordable apartments are out of reach for many low-wage Maryland renters, report finds 07/06/2024 09:05am • Maryland is among the most-challenging states for minimum wage workers to earn enough to be able to afford rent for a two-bedroom apartment, suggesting that affordable housing is ���out of reach��� for many low-wage renters. That���s the conclusion of the ���Out of Reach��� report from the Nation Arlington tourism spending sets a record 07/02/2024 05:37am • Arlington County's tourism industry, including hotels and hospitality, was one of the hardest hit in Virginia during the pandemic. Although Arlington tourism has not yet bounced back to pre-pandemic visitation levels, visitor spending set a record in 2023. The Arlington Convention and Visitors Se Rows and rows of pot: WTOP goes behind the scenes at massive Md. marijuana facility 07/01/2024 01:39pm • Monday marks one year since Maryland legalized recreational marijuana, and the industry has been slowly growing. There are now about 100 dispensaries spread throughout Maryland's 23 counties and Baltimore City, with the state taking in more than $40 million in tax revenue over the past year. These laws in DC, Maryland and Virginia take effect on July 1 07/01/2024 12:50am • Come Monday, there will be several new laws taking effect throughout D.C. region. Some of the laws raise the minimum wage, some crack down on animal cruelty and others regulate the ever-confusing ticket-selling landscape. Here are a few laws taking effect on July 1 in D.C., Maryland and Virginia: Biden administration asks for emergency funds for Key Bridge replacement 06/30/2024 11:26am • The White House on Friday reiterated its support for full federal funding to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge in a request to Congress for $4 billion in emergency disaster relief funding. The letter��from Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young to House Speaker Mike Johnson sa Maryland cannabis tax collections grew slightly, while some regions saw large variances 06/29/2024 09:20pm • Cannabis taxes paid to the state for the first three months of 2024 grew by less than 1% even as collections fluctuated sharply on a regional basis. Maryland collected nearly $14.7 million in taxes on sales of recreational cannabis in the first quarter of this year, an increase of less than 0.7% Kenya slammed by new protests despite president���s pledge to scuttle controversial tax bill 06/27/2024 08:39pm • Deadly weeklong protests across Kenya are more lethal than previously known. President William Ruto said in an address Tuesday, June 25 that five people had been killed. It was later reported 20 people had died protesting the controversial tax bill. But new information suggests dozens more people Hogan lays out five-point economic agenda for Senate race that echoes positions as Md. governor 06/27/2024 08:00am • Republican U.S. Senate nominee Larry Hogan vowed to take his anti-tax, pro-business approach as governor to the Senate, during a campaign stop Wednesday near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Hogan promoted a five-point platform ��� some of which mimics his policies as governor ��� including lowering ta