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Tax changes for 2023: Say goodbye to many COVID-19 credits and deductions 01/22/2023 07:00pm • Just like that, it's tax season again. As you gather up all your receipts and forms, keep these important changes for tax year 2022 in mind for when you file your taxes in 2023. "We are going back to 'normal' (before COVID-19) for many individual tax credit and deduction items in 2022," Nicole De Here's what will happen to the economy as the debt ceiling drama deepens 01/22/2023 08:54am • After the United States hit its debt ceiling on Thursday, the Treasury Department is now undertaking "extraordinary measures" to keep paying the government's bills. A default could be catastrophic, causing "irreparable harm to the US economy, the livelihoods of all Americans and global financial Your tax refund may be smaller this year ��� here's why 01/22/2023 05:03am • Official tax-filing season kicks off Monday, January 23, and it may hold some surprises for your wallet. So, whether you expect to file your 2022 federal income tax return right away or wait until the last minute, now is a good time to get a sense of whether you'll owe more money to the IRS, or w Free tax help available for low and moderate income earners in Montgomery Co. 01/20/2023 09:35pm • It may sound like a scam, but there's such a thing as free tax preparation and tax credit assistance for people in Montgomery County, Maryland. Monique Ngo Ngwe, a nurse assistant in Gaithersburg couldn't believe it. ���I don���t want to be in trouble with the IRS!��� she said. ��� the bes Manassas School Board awaits council action on headquarters 01/20/2023 07:57pm • 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. More than five months after approving the purchase of its current headquarters building, the Manassas School Board is still waiting f Amazon will invest $35B for new Virginia data centers 01/20/2023 01:01pm • Amazon���s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, will significantly expand its data center presence in Virginia, under plans announced Friday by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. AWS, which has corporate offices in Fairfax County, will invest up to $35 billion by 2040 to open multiple data center Your nest egg in 2023: How to fortify and secure it 01/19/2023 04:16am • As you get ready to prepare your taxes, you might be thinking about saving for a rainy day or retirement. A financial expert has some advice on how to fortify your nest egg this year. Greg McBride is the chief financial analyst at Bankrate, a financial services company. He said that last year, th Brooke Lierman makes history as Maryland���s first woman comptroller 01/17/2023 07:28am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Former Del. Brooke Lierman of Baltimore City made history Monday as Maryland���s 34th comptroller and the first woman ever elected to the Downtown DC to federal agencies: Bring back workers, stat 01/16/2023 12:18pm • Federal government agencies are still largely allowing employee remote work. It is not good news for downtown D.C. businesses. "You have to understand how important that is, because the federal government owns or leases one-third of all office space in downtown D.C.," said George Washington Unive Northern Virginia lawmakers' bills target local data centers 01/16/2023 09:10am • For years, Loudoun County, Virginia, has been known as the world's "data center capital." However, not everyone is happy that Prince William County has recently become a destination for future data centers. One of the most controversial projects is Prince William's Digital Gateway data center com Brooke Lierman ready for ���awesome responsibility��� as she prepares to be sworn in as Maryland comptroller 01/15/2023 01:10pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. After Brooke Lierman raises her right hand and recites the oath of office as comptroller Monday, she doesn���t know what she���ll do immed Maryland isn't planning a tax holiday, but is adding money to the state's budget 01/13/2023 08:27pm • Don't expect a gas tax holiday, but do expect to see lawmakers using their new authority to add money to the state's budget. Those were just a few of the items Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson talked about in a briefing with reporters just two days after the start of the 90-day legislative Tax prep checklist: Collect these forms before filing your taxes 01/13/2023 09:50am • Every year, it can pay off to get organized and gather your tax documents early, both because you're likely to receive your tax refund sooner and you'll avoid the stress of scrambling at the last minute. This is important because the Internal Revenue Service has been particularly slow in recent y Democrat wins special election for Fairfax Co. House seat 01/11/2023 02:12pm • A Virginia House of Delegates seat in Fairfax County will stay in Democratic hands, after former teacher Holly Seibold prevailed in a special election held Tuesday. Unofficial results from the Fairfax County Board of Elections showed Seibold winning about 67% of the vote against Republican Moniqu Local data center boom drives demand for electricians 01/11/2023 02:00pm • Expanding and diversifying. These are both goals of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 26. ���The most diverse local union in the country��� is how Joe Dabbs, the union���s business manager, describes IBEW Local 26. And one of the union���s paths to diversity and expans