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Compromise on long-delayed state budget could be finalized this week, top Virginia lawmakers say 08/23/2023 05:19pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� A compromise deal on a state budget will likely be reached in the next few days, a bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers who have been leading this year's drawn-out negotiations said Wednesday. ���I���m quite sure we���re going to have a deal,��� said Democratic Sen. J Northern Va. leaders talk economic development, affordable housing at regional summit 08/23/2023 02:00pm • 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. Elected officials participated Tuesday in the Northern Virginia Regional Elected Leaders Summit. Pictured, from left, are Jummy Olab Gov. Wes Moore: Maryland must reckon with structural challenges facing state economy, budget 08/20/2023 12:15am • Listing concerns about Maryland's future economic outlook, Gov. Wes Moore (D) made it clear to state and county officials Saturday that there may be some hard fiscal decisions coming up in the next state budget, both for them and for himself as governor. "It's going to take the discipline of elec How to negotiate debt with your credit card company 08/19/2023 10:45am • If you haven't been paying off your credit cards in full every month, you're not alone. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, U.S. household credit card debt increased by $144 billion between the second quarter of 2022 and the second quarter of 2023. Depending on how much debt you ha Md. lawmakers, regulators already contemplating changes to cannabis law 08/19/2023 09:48am • Maryland���s cannabis industry is less than two months old and lawmakers and regulators are already contemplating tweaks in the coming General Assembly session. Since July, the new recreational adult use industry has recorded sales of almost $90 million. The expectation is that sales will surpass Old Landover Mall location in Prince George's Co. could become data center if not selected as FBI HQ site 08/18/2023 01:32pm • The owners of the Washington Nationals plan to transform the site of the old Landover Mall in Prince George's County, Maryland, into a data center if it is not selected as the new location for the FBI headquarters, NBC Washington reported. The 80-acre property near FedEx field, owned by the Lerne Rosie's Gaming Emporium clears final hurdle for ballot initiative to open Manassas Park location 08/16/2023 09:47am • A ballot initiative to bring a Rosie���s Gaming Emporium to Manassas Park cleared its final hurdle Friday. A question asking voters whether they wish to allow pari-mutuel gambling in the city to make way for a new Rosie���s location will appear on the November ballot after Prince William County Cir GOP bill would eliminate DC Home Rule, giving Congress operational power 08/16/2023 05:02am • House Republicans, citing D.C.'s rising crime problem, have��resurrected a proposal to have Congress take over District government operations by eliminating D.C. Home Rule. The legislation is sponsored by Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles (R) and would take away District powers that are included in the D Gambling was a big payday for Maryland last year 08/15/2023 01:15pm • The state of Maryland takes its share of gaming revenue, and with casinos, lotteries and now legalized sports betting, that share totaled $1.589 billion in fiscal 2023 �����about 3.5% more than the previous year. During the state's fiscal year, which ended June 30, the combined contribution to th Georgetown restaurant owners plead guilty to $1.35 million in tax evasion, theft of COVID relief funds 08/15/2023 11:34am • Owners of the Georgetown restaurant Ristorante Piccolo have pleaded guilty to tax evasion and spending thousands of COVID-19 relief funds on personal investments. Gholam ���Tony��� Kowkabi, 63, and his wife, 64-year-old Karen Kowkabi of Vienna, Virginia, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Mond As Commanders eye RFK Stadium, DC Council battles over bringing them home 08/09/2023 05:19am • The Washington Commanders are the closest they've ever been to returning to the old RFK Stadium site in D.C. ��� the NFL team's home base from the days when it won three Super Bowls and captured the city's attention each Sunday. "The energy is palpable, it doesn't matter where you go," At-Lar It���s the biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever. Feeling lucky? 08/08/2023 03:42pm • The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever is up for grabs Tuesday night. The odds of winning are slim, less than 1 in 302 million, but if someone lucks out, they���ll wake up more than $1.5 billion richer ��� at least, before taxes. The reason the jackpot grew so big is no one has matched all the Manassas Park officials divided over push for new Rosie���s Gaming Emporium location 08/08/2023 10:36am • 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. A petition to allow a new Rosie���s Gaming Emporium in Manassas Park has cleared the necessary threshold to get the question onto the bal Md. lawmakers introduce bill aiming to address aging school infrastructure in Congress for third time 08/07/2023 10:43pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at��Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. A long-standing effort to provide low-income schools with federal grants to improve building infrastructure and internet connectivity has Who will pay for a new Commanders stadium? Md. governor hints taxpayers may contribute 08/05/2023 06:52am • When Dan Snyder owned the Washington Commanders, state and local governments were loath to offer any incentives for a new stadium, even with the lease on FedEx Field in Maryland set to run out in just a few years. At best, he could have expected funding for infrastructure improvements. But money