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After more than a half-century in public office, Cardin won���t seek reelection in 2024 05/01/2023 11:55am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Ben Cardin (D), Maryland���s senior U.S. senator and one of the longest-serving elected officials in American history, does not plan to seek Del. Norton introduces resolution to make Monday 'DC Statehood Day' 05/01/2023 08:48am • D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton brought a resolution to the House of Representatives that would recognize May 1, 2023, as ���D.C. Statehood Day.��� In a news release on Thursday, Norton said that ���highlighting the District���s need for statehood, as early and as often as possible, only serves t Md. comptroller shares red flags to identify fraudulent tax preparers 05/01/2023 07:06am • (Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the comptroller's name.) Though many are taking a breath after tax season, Maryland officials advise to look out for red flags if you worked with an accountant or tax preparer. Maryland State Comptroller Brooke Lierman told WTOP's Mike Mur Taking stock of the first 100 days of the Moore-Miller administration 04/28/2023 08:04pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. On their 100th day in office on Friday, barrier-breaking Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller (D) will be where they have been a l After first 100 days, Lierman hopeful about modernization of Md. comptroller's office, possibilities for state policy changes 04/27/2023 05:27am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Wednesday marks the 100th day since Brooke Lierman (D) was sworn in as Maryland's 34th comptroller. The first woman to hold the positio Prince William County property taxes to stay flat in new budget 04/27/2023 05:02am • 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. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved the county's fiscal 2024 budget Tuesday night, cutting the real estate tax ra How millennial women can overcome savings barriers 04/26/2023 11:49am • From the wage gap to the pink tax, it's no secret women face additional financial barriers. And for millennial women, managing to save or invest their money is a particular challenge. "Millennial women are generally between the ages of 28 and 42 so they are in the thick of young adult life and al Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. honors Pharrell with Grammys on the Hill at The Hamilton 04/26/2023 11:47am • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� Pharrell Williams is a 13-time Grammy winner who's��created some of the catchiest tunes of the past 30 years. On Wednesday night, he'll be honored at the Grammys on the Hill event at The Hamilton in Downtown D.C. The best retirement planning books for 2023 04/26/2023 08:25am • There are many things you can learn by doing, but retirement shouldn't be one of them. Rather than waiting until you quit your job to figure out how you'll pay the bills and spend your time, start planning well in advance. If you aren't sure where to start, pick up one of these titles which are c Coalition taps DOJ in fight over possible historic cemetery in Prince William Co. 04/26/2023 04:56am • The Department of Justice is being asked to step into a battle over land that one organization says is home to the final resting place of people who lived in the Broad Run, Virginia, community of Thoroughfare. Frank Washington said his family was buried in a cemetery on the land now owned by a br Thousands of fake Apple products bound for Virginia seized at Dulles 04/25/2023 06:28pm • Spotting a knockoff can be hard to do, but customs agents at Dulles Airport in Virginia thought a few Apple Watch and AirPods shipments looked suspicious. It turns out they were right. When U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers at Dulles discovered four cases of Apple products from China on the Car Review: Chevrolet Bolt EUV grows in space and technology for 2023 04/25/2023 09:52am • More electric vehicle (EV) choices means more buzz and reviews that hook you until you see the prices. But wait, there are some affordable EVs hitting the market. The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV, which was introduced last year, is bigger than the Bolt by a good six inches and has a starting price under For buyers, short-term vacation rentals no longer as attractive 04/24/2023 12:27pm • Second home sales surged during the first year of the pandemic, peaking in August 2020, up 89%from pre-pandemic levels. Maryland and Delaware beach communities became among the most-frenzied for vacation home buyers. Second home sales have now dropped 52% since that peak, according to March d Maryland Gov. breaks ground on offshore wind construction facility, signs climate bills 04/22/2023 08:13pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Capping a week of climate-themed events, Gov. Wes Moore (D) traveled to Maryland's biggest industrial development Friday to break ground o Local parks donate thousands of pounds of hunted venison to families in need 04/21/2023 04:45am • Seven national parks throughout the D.C. area have begun to wrap up hunting season and have donated thousands of pounds of hunted venison to local families in need. Over 12,000 pounds of venison from the region's overpopulation of white-tailed deer will go toward feeding about 48,000 people in ne