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Four easy ways to help make home efficiency upgrades more affordable 10/18/2023 05:20pm • This content is provided by Washington Gas. Upgrading your home to be more energy-efficient can be costly. In fact, furnaces and water heaters can be some of the most expensive equipment homeowners can buy. While high-efficiency water heating and furnace equipment can be costly up-front, choosing Md. Gov. Moore plans to hold quarterly meetings with mayors at government house, support 'tourism zones' 10/18/2023 10:51am • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said municipal leaders know their constituents best because they work closely with them when it comes to public safety, trash collection and other local services. To ensure his administration partners in those efforts, the governor plans to hold quarterly meetings, sta Tip math: Montgomery Co. lawmakers hear two sides in the fight over tipped wage credit 10/17/2023 11:30pm • Tension was in the air at a hearing in Rockville, Maryland, on doing away with the tipped wage credit and phasing in a minimum wage that matches the rest of Montgomery County among both sides of the debate. As the Tuesday afternoon hearing started, Montgomery County Council President Evan Glass u Virginia corrects its 'oops' on the sales tax holiday 10/17/2023 04:58am • It���s too late to help you with back-to-school shopping, but Virginia���s sales tax holiday is coming back this weekend. The state's sales tax holiday is from Friday, Oct. 20 to Sunday, Oct. 22. Lawmakers forgot to renew the sales tax holiday during budget negotiations back in March and the legi Which Maryland sports betting parlor brings in the most? 10/16/2023 12:59pm • Mobile sports betting apps account for almost 95% of all sports wagering in Maryland, but the dozen retail sportsbook locations still generate millions in wagers each month ��� led by MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino. In September, the 12 retail betting locations that were open handled $21. Political Notes: Alsobrooks and Trone tout endorsements, Dominguez hits the road, Dems acting chair promotes fundraiser 10/14/2023 08:33pm • Alsobrooks chalks up another high-profile endorsement�� Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks adds another high-profile��endorsement to her campaign for U.S. Senate.�� Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) gave Alsobrooks the nod during a Friday event in Baltimore.�� Va. Attorney General tells voting group to stop distributing flyers containing misleading information 10/11/2023 10:46am • Virginia���s Attorney General is telling a nonprofit group to stop handing out flyers with what he described as false information about voting. A cease-and-desist letter has been sent to the D.C.-based ���Look Ahead America.��� Mailers received by Prince William residents disseminated false i Prince William elections director denounces misinformation campaign by right-wing voting group 10/09/2023 06:34pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner,��InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. Mailers received by Prince William residents disseminated false information about not voting in upcoming elections. (Courtesy Face What are your legal rights during the United Auto Workers strike? 10/05/2023 08:20pm • The United Auto Workers strike may soon leave drivers stranded and in need of vehicle parts. A local expert says the strike will start to dramatically exacerbate the problem for consumers and dealers alike. "This has been going on since COVID. They had an excuse in the beginning. Now, they don't, Federal lawmakers ask IRS to waive penalties for families in troubled Maryland college savings plan 10/05/2023 01:41pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Maryland families who had to make multiple withdrawals from tax-free college savings accounts shouldn���t face a tax penalty because of erro Analysis: After the Capitol Hill chaos that led to McCarthy's ouster, what happens now? 10/04/2023 04:11pm • Legislative activity has screeched to a halt in the U.S. House of Representatives, but it's not because of a government shutdown that many lawmakers were resigned to before Congress approved a short-term spending bill last weekend. The House is instead paralyzed because ��� for the first time in DC area needs more housing. So why might Prince George���s Co. cap new permits next year? 10/04/2023 04:17am • A proposal is moving through the Prince George���s County Council that would limit residential building permits in 2024 ��� and more severely in areas beyond the Beltway and designated transit areas. The resolution is being sponsored by Council Chair Thomas Dernoga and is backed by four other mem What does it take to be in the 1% in DC? 10/03/2023 12:55pm • What���s it take to be a 1-percenter in D.C.? It���s more than $1 million. When compared to states, the District now tops Connecticut for the household income required to join the 1% club. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics, financial website Smart Asset ranked states on the minimum household in Loudoun County leads Virginia for tourism spending (but it gets to count the airport) 10/03/2023 11:28am • Loudoun County, Virginia, accounted for 13.2% of tourism spending in the Commonwealth in 2022, the most of any Virginia county, largely from Dulles International Airport. Tourism spending includes the transportation category, so Loudoun County's tourism spending includes landing fees and other fe How much could a new scoreboard at Nats Park cost DC taxpayers? 10/03/2023 06:00am • It looks like the Washington Nationals are getting a new scoreboard to replace the one currently at the ballpark, which is now 15 years old. But the taxpayer-funded price tag is eye-popping ��� "somewhere around" $20 to 22 million, according to D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson. "The Nationals