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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 DC-based financial planner shares tips for building generational wealth 06/22/2024 11:48am • D.C.-based financial planner Jacqueline Schadeck didn't grow up with much, and when her mother finally came into some money, she lost it all within a matter of years. Schadeck's ancestors moved to California during the 1849 gold rush and bought property. But she said that it was sold out from und Why Maryland sportsbooks are just a fraction of sports wagering 06/21/2024 10:40am • There are 13 retail sportsbooks in Maryland, at casinos and sports bars, and 12 approved sports betting apps ��� but apps account for the vast majority of wagering every month. In May, retail sports wagering locations accounted for $12 million in wagering. Mobile apps logged more than $419 mi Are Virginia toll roads costly and confusing? A state study shows many drivers think so 06/20/2024 10:03am • Researchers found that some complex toll roads in Northern Virginia are ���less understandable��� for people who drive high occupancy vehicles and that inconsistent toll signage in Virginia may also cause driver confusion. The findings come after a months-long study into easing vehicle traffic conge DC says a new Commanders stadium could revitalize a key part of the city. What does this economist say? 06/19/2024 09:00pm • The projected benefits of a new Washington Commanders stadium being built in D.C., which were detailed in a report the city released last week, are largely honest and reasonable, according to a University of Maryland economist who reviewed it. The city report, which analyzed the economic and comm